diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index e79c7df7dcb..67d81a373ff 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ DISKLABEL=		""
 MFSSIZE=		4096
 MFSINODE=		8192
 MFSLABEL=		auto
+SEPARATE_LIVEFS=
 .endif
 .if defined(NO_FLOPPIES)
 .undef MAKE_FLOPPIES