diff --git a/create-lx-container.sh b/create-lx-container.sh
index 674181e..1669946 100755
--- a/create-lx-container.sh
+++ b/create-lx-container.sh
@@ -1092,8 +1092,8 @@ EOF
       fi
    else
 
-      cat << EOF >> ${LXC_CONTAINER_DIR}/config 2> $err_msg
-lxc.rootfs.path = ${LXC_CONTAINER_DIR}/rootfs
+      cat << EOF > ${LXC_CONTAINER_DIR}/config 2> $err_msg
+lxc.rootfs.path = dir:${LXC_CONTAINER_DIR}/rootfs
 
 # Common configuration
 lxc.include = /usr/share/lxc/config/${LXC_DIST}.common.conf