diff --git a/imgutil/imgutil b/imgutil/imgutil
index 071d5afa..262396e5 100644
--- a/imgutil/imgutil
+++ b/imgutil/imgutil
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ def unpack_image(opts, args):
                 raise Exception('Unrecognized image format')
         mkdirp(scratchdir)
         os.chdir(scratchdir)
-        subprocess.check_call(['unsquashfs', indir])
+        subprocess.check_call(['unsquashfs', '-d', 'rootfs', indir])
     finally:
         if cleandmtable:
             subprocess.check_call(['dmsetup', 'remove', cleandmtable])