diff --git a/src/bootctl/bootctl.c b/src/bootctl/bootctl.c
index ebb4749d17d..0a7893224c7 100644
--- a/src/bootctl/bootctl.c
+++ b/src/bootctl/bootctl.c
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                 arg_image,
                                 arg_image_policy,
                                 DISSECT_IMAGE_GENERIC_ROOT |
+                                DISSECT_IMAGE_USR_NO_ROOT |
                                 DISSECT_IMAGE_RELAX_VAR_CHECK |
                                 DISSECT_IMAGE_ALLOW_USERSPACE_VERITY,
                                 &mounted_dir,