diff --git a/config/boards/helios4.conf b/config/boards/helios4.conf
index f56eebdcfa..790f51c69f 100644
--- a/config/boards/helios4.conf
+++ b/config/boards/helios4.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ FORCE_BOOTSCRIPT_UPDATE="yes"
 KERNEL_TARGET="current,edge"
 KERNEL_TEST_TARGET="current"
 
+# Enable btrfs support in u-boot
+enable_extension "uboot-btrfs"
+
 function post_family_config__helios4_extra_packages() {
 	add_packages_to_image "fancontrol"
 	add_packages_to_image "ethtool"