diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
index 8d3278805602..fa148308822c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
@@ -88,7 +88,13 @@
 #define NFS_ROOT		"/tftpboot/%s"
 
 /* Default NFSROOT mount options. */
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V2)
 #define NFS_DEF_OPTIONS		"vers=2,tcp,rsize=4096,wsize=4096"
+#elif defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3)
+#define NFS_DEF_OPTIONS		"vers=3,tcp,rsize=4096,wsize=4096"
+#else
+#define NFS_DEF_OPTIONS		"vers=4,tcp,rsize=4096,wsize=4096"
+#endif
 
 /* Parameters passed from the kernel command line */
 static char nfs_root_parms[NFS_MAXPATHLEN + 1] __initdata = "";