diff --git a/generate_image_file.sh b/generate_image_file.sh
index e01fb2e..f9ca719 100755
--- a/generate_image_file.sh
+++ b/generate_image_file.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ msg "Unpacking rootfs ..."
 $BB mount "${LOOPDEV}p2" "${TEMPMOUNT}"
 $BB tar x -C "${TEMPMOUNT}" -J -f "${ROOTFILES}"
 msg "Copying over etc files ..."
-$BB cp -Lr "${ETCFILES}"/* "${TEMPMOUNT}"
+$BB cp -Lr "${ETCFILES}"/* "${TEMPMOUNT}/etc/"
 $BB umount "${TEMPMOUNT}"
 msg "Copying over boot files ..."
 $BB mount "${LOOPDEV}p1" "${TEMPMOUNT}"