diff --git a/imgutil/imgutil b/imgutil/imgutil
index d8c31c23..e2fb93e0 100644
--- a/imgutil/imgutil
+++ b/imgutil/imgutil
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ def pack_image(args):
     distpath = None
     try:
         with open(imginfofile) as imginfoin:
-            imginfo = imginfoin.read.split('\n')
+            imginfo = imginfoin.read().split('\n')
             for lineinfo in imginfo:
                 if lineinfo.startswith('BUILDSRC='):
                     distpath = lineinfo.replace('BUILDSRC=', '')