diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
index 72e4535e98..b2badd7201 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/scripts/init
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
     [ "$NFS_OPTIONS" = "$1" ] && NFS_OPTIONS=
 
-    mount_common "$NFS_EXPORT" "$2" "$3,nolock,retrans=10,$NFS_OPTIONS" "nfs"
+    mount_common "$NFS_EXPORT" "$2" "$3,nolock,soft,timeo=3,retrans=2,$NFS_OPTIONS" "nfs"
   }
 
   mount_part() {