diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index 76d144d..e0b2c5b 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@
                                             native_sysroot)
                 self.source_file = "%s/fs.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.fstype)
             else:
-                if self.fstype == 'squashfs':
-                    raise WicError("It's not possible to create empty squashfs "
-                                   "partition '%s'" % (self.mountpoint))
+                if self.fstype in ('squashfs', 'erofs'):
+                    raise WicError("It's not possible to create empty %s "
+                                   "partition '%s'" % (self.fstype, self.mountpoint))
 
                 rootfs = "%s/fs_%s.%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label,
                                              self.lineno, self.fstype)
@@ -369,6 +369,16 @@
                        (rootfs_dir, rootfs, extraopts)
         exec_native_cmd(squashfs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
 
+    def prepare_rootfs_erofs(self, rootfs, cr_workdir, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
+                             native_sysroot, pseudo):
+        """
+        Prepare content for a erofs rootfs partition.
+        """
+        extraopts = self.mkfs_extraopts or ''
+        erofs_cmd = "mkfs.erofs %s -U %s %s %s" % \
+                       (extraopts, self.fsuuid, rootfs, rootfs_dir)
+        exec_native_cmd(erofs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
+
     def prepare_empty_partition_ext(self, rootfs, oe_builddir,
                                     native_sysroot):
         """