diff --git a/mount_root.sh b/mount_root.sh
index e9ffe17..28ec7d3 100755
--- a/mount_root.sh
+++ b/mount_root.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mkdir -p mnt
 
 MNTDIR=$(pwd)/mnt
 
-LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f -s -o $OFFSET $ROOTIMG)
+LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show -o $OFFSET $ROOTIMG)
 
 if [ x$LOOP = x ] ; then
 echo "Cannot setup loopback device for the $ROOTIMG file -- perhaps a permissions problem?"