diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 45c10ed1db3..2e45e59cb80 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ MINIROOT=
 MFSSIZE=		8192
 MFSINODE=		8192
 MFSLABEL=		auto
+SEPARATE_LIVEFS=
 .elif ${TARGET_ARCH} == "amd64"
 MFSSIZE=		4096
 MFSINODE=		8192