diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index c44159b235..75004ab320 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
         updated = False
         for part in self.parts:
             if not part.realnum or not part.mountpoint \
-               or not part.mountpoint.startswith('/'):
+               or not part.mountpoint.startswith('/') \
+               or part.mountpoint == "/":
                 continue
 
             if part.use_uuid: