diff --git a/scripts/make-rootfs.sh b/scripts/make-rootfs.sh
index a92bd71..2bfc8a2 100755
--- a/scripts/make-rootfs.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-rootfs.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ln -fs /usr/lib/os-release "$BUILDDIR/etc/os-release"
 
 $WRAPPER -- \
     pacman -Sy -r "$BUILDDIR" \
+        --disable-sandbox-filesystem \
         --noconfirm --dbpath "$BUILDDIR/var/lib/pacman" \
         --config pacman.conf \
         --noscriptlet \