diff --git a/create-vmachine.sh b/create-vmachine.sh
index be1c915..487591f 100755
--- a/create-vmachine.sh
+++ b/create-vmachine.sh
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ ln -s /etc/init.d/sshd "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/runlevels/default/
 
 echo "Configuring fstab..."
 cat << EOF > "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/fstab
-LABEL=root		/		xfs		noatime		0 1
-LABEL=usr		/usr		xfs		noatime		0 2
+LABEL=root		/		xfs		ro,noatime	0 1
+LABEL=usr		/usr		xfs		ro,noatime	0 2
 LABEL=var		/var		xfs		noatime		0 2
 LABEL=home		/home		xfs		noatime		0 2
 tmpfs			/tmp		tmpfs		defaults	0 0