diff --git a/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh b/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
index 00b83d9c51f..5c4ec76150d 100755
--- a/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ while getopts N opt; do
 	esac
 done
 
-PKG_ARGS="-d --rootdir ${ROOTDIR}"
+PKG_ARGS="--rootdir ${ROOTDIR}"
 PKG_ARGS="$PKG_ARGS -o INSTALL_AS_USER=1"
 PKGCMD="/usr/sbin/pkg ${PKG_ARGS}"