diff --git a/diskimage_builder/lib/common-functions b/diskimage_builder/lib/common-functions
index a610474c6..a71fee9b3 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/lib/common-functions
+++ b/diskimage_builder/lib/common-functions
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ function mount_proc_dev_sys () {
     # supporting kernel file systems
     sudo mount -t proc none $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/proc
     sudo mount --bind /dev $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/dev
-    sudo mount -t devpts /dev/pts $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/dev/pts
+    sudo mount -t devpts -o $(mount | grep devpts | sed 's/.*(\(.*\))/\1/') devpts $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/dev/pts
     sudo mount -t sysfs none $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/sys
 }