diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm-reference.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm-reference.dts
index bbd09d8cb8c25fd779ae4b7d283f88be680f9cc9..f444624eb0974c881e5bac7de144183d366f42b6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm-reference.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm-reference.dts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,ape6evm-reference", "renesas,r8a73a4";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel rw";
 	};
 
 	memory@40000000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm.dts
index e657a9db166612541d9900da8af96ba73a7201a3..72f867e657910e268858091d276353f2cc141d6d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a73a4-ape6evm.dts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,ape6evm", "renesas,r8a73a4";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp rw";
 	};
 
 	memory@40000000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw-reference.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw-reference.dts
index f5b8d77414dab689ce1bbcab4b1a0118bd5da71c..9bb903a3230d0d781fa866949fd4d33fc54a3c23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw-reference.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw-reference.dts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,bockw-reference", "renesas,r8a7778";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel rw";
 	};
 
 	memory {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw.dts
index 0076b1e8a0fb0f010268cb50338a27e1831a9b3e..12bbebc9c95594bcbcc7093c472c42a4b0a492ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7778-bockw.dts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,bockw", "renesas,r8a7778";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel ip=dhcp root=/dev/nfs";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC0,115200 ignore_loglevel ip=dhcp root=/dev/nfs rw";
 	};
 
 	memory {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7779-marzen-reference.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7779-marzen-reference.dts
index 72be4c87cfb5d06d7943ea64220b97fce59c076b..5c22feeaddd6669b7f5859f779ab1e9081b2fe85 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7779-marzen-reference.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7779-marzen-reference.dts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,marzen-reference", "renesas,r8a7779";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC2,115200 earlyprintk=sh-sci.2,115200 ignore_loglevel root=/dev/nfs ip=on";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC2,115200 earlyprintk=sh-sci.2,115200 ignore_loglevel root=/dev/nfs ip=on rw";
 	};
 
 	memory {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager-reference.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager-reference.dts
index 5ee71cf5e36492b110d19a2529bfd0115878325e..c462ef138922b260666434bc65a9f1d9f1fb31fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager-reference.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager-reference.dts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,lager-reference", "renesas,r8a7790";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC6,115200 ignore_loglevel";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC6,115200 ignore_loglevel rw";
 	};
 
 	memory@40000000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager.dts
index 09a84fce89d6a3236b360f322af2bf34cb0329af..631b93bc70d02d7fd5cde0c017155e4ed325ffcb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790-lager.dts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,lager", "renesas,r8a7790";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=ttySC6,115200 ignore_loglevel";
+		bootargs = "console=ttySC6,115200 ignore_loglevel rw";
 	};
 
 	memory@40000000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g-reference.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g-reference.dts
index b6f759e830ed3fb35dfc4284f838d776aa6c760f..6d9ece2399a05645ea8dd6c7e497ea6686018b08 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g-reference.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g-reference.dts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	};
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=tty0 console=ttySC4,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp ignore_loglevel earlyprintk=sh-sci.4,115200";
+		bootargs = "console=tty0 console=ttySC4,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp ignore_loglevel earlyprintk=sh-sci.4,115200 rw";
 	};
 
 	memory {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g.dts
index 7c4071e7790c34f180e990db3b89293cb8665f1f..0f1ca7792c46acebbbce831371e04200aa89846d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sh73a0-kzm9g.dts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	compatible = "renesas,kzm9g", "renesas,sh73a0";
 
 	chosen {
-		bootargs = "console=tty0 console=ttySC4,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp ignore_loglevel earlyprintk=sh-sci.4,115200";
+		bootargs = "console=tty0 console=ttySC4,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp ignore_loglevel earlyprintk=sh-sci.4,115200 rw";
 	};
 
 	memory {