diff --git a/util/grub-mkrescue.in b/util/grub-mkrescue.in
index 0265f9b81..9b319ac27 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkrescue.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkrescue.in
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ if test x"${efi_dir}" != x; then
 fi
 
 # build iso image
-xorrisofs ${grub_mkisofs_arguments} --protective-msdos-label -o ${output_image} -r ${iso9660_dir} ${source}
+xorriso -pathspecs on -as mkisofs ${grub_mkisofs_arguments} --protective-msdos-label -o ${output_image} -r ${iso9660_dir} ${source}
 rm -rf ${iso9660_dir}
 
 rm -f ${embed_img}