diff --git a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/Make.defs
index 16db926273b..ec30df90ea4 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -48,3 +48,18 @@ CXXELFFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS)
 LDELFFLAGS = --oformat elf64-littleriscv
 LDELFFLAGS += -r -e main
 LDELFFLAGS += -T $(call CONVERT_PATH,$(TOPDIR)/binfmt/libelf/gnu-elf.ld)
+
+# POSTBUILD management
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL),y)
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)src$(DELIM)romfs_boot.c),)
+define POSTBUILD
+  $(Q) echo "Please replace stub ROMFS w/ real one."
+  $(Q) rm $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)src$(DELIM)libboard.a
+endef
+else
+define POSTBUILD
+  $(Q) echo "wrap nuttx.bin w/ SBI to run on target."
+endef
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-flat.script b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-flat.script
index 400a5831cda..ea74c85935d 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-flat.script
+++ b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-flat.script
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/scripts/ld.script
+ * boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-flat.script
  *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 SECTIONS
 {
-  . = 0x08000000;
+  . = 0x8000000;
 
   .text :
     {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SECTIONS
       _ebss = . ;
     }
 
-    /* Stabs debugging sections.    */
+    /* Stabs debugging sections. */
 
     .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
     .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-kernel.script b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-kernel.script
index 745ead8bba5..ccba5d21015 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-kernel.script
+++ b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/scripts/ld-kernel.script
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ SECTIONS
         _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > ksram
 
-    /* Stabs debugging sections.    */
+    /* Stabs debugging sections. */
 
     .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
     .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/Makefile b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/Makefile
index d73534315b4..352df6a5929 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/Makefile
+++ b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,17 @@ RCSRCS = etc/init.d/rc.sysinit etc/init.d/rcS
 CSRCS = canmv_init.c 
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL),y)
-CSRCS += $(wildcard romfs_*.c)
+CSRCS += $(if $(wildcard romfs_boot.c), romfs_boot.c, romfs_stub.c)
 endif
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/boards/Board.mk
+
+# don't use single-colon targets as they may coflict with those included ones.
+# use double-colon targets to avoid collisions below.
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL),y)
+.PHONY: clean
+clean::
+	$(call DELFILE, romfs_boot.c)
+endif
+
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/canmv_init.c b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/canmv_init.c
index 9047d575193..06265b6aacb 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/canmv_init.c
+++ b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/canmv_init.c
@@ -125,20 +125,16 @@ void board_late_initialize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL
   /* Create ROM disk for mount in nx_start_application */
 
-  if (NSECTORS(romfs_img_len) > 5)
+  if (NSECTORS(romfs_img_len) > 1)
     {
       int ret = OK;
       ret = romdisk_register(0, romfs_img, NSECTORS(romfs_img_len),
         SECTORSIZE);
       if (ret < 0)
         {
-          serr("ERROR: Failed to register romfs: %d\n", -ret);
+          ferr("ERROR: Failed to register romfs: %d\n", -ret);
         }
     }
-  else
-    {
-      swarn("ROMFS too small: %d\n", NSECTORS(romfs_img_len));
-    }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/romfs_stub.c b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/romfs_stub.c
index 3ca1ec783bb..ea39e5e6a3c 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/romfs_stub.c
+++ b/boards/risc-v/k230/canmv230/src/romfs_stub.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ weak_data const unsigned char aligned_data(4) romfs_img[] =
 {
   0x00
 };
-weak_data unsigned int romfs_img_len = 1;
+weak_data const unsigned int romfs_img_len = 1;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions