diff --git a/partition.sh b/partition.sh
index a0cf19d..923e4e8 100755
--- a/partition.sh
+++ b/partition.sh
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ elif [[ "${ID}" == 'debian' ]]; then
 	mmdebstrap \
 		--skip=check/empty \
 		--components=main,non-free-firmware,contrib \
+		--mode=root \
 		--include=console-setup \
 		--include=cryptsetup \
 		--include=curl \