diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index 85eb15c..ebe250b 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -199,21 +199,23 @@
 
         Currently handles ext2/3/4, btrfs, vfat and squashfs.
         """
+
+        rootfs = "%s/rootfs_%s.%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label,
+                                         self.lineno, self.fstype)
+        if os.path.isfile(rootfs):
+            os.remove(rootfs)
+
         p_prefix = os.environ.get("PSEUDO_PREFIX", "%s/usr" % native_sysroot)
         if (pseudo_dir):
             pseudo = "export PSEUDO_PREFIX=%s;" % p_prefix
             pseudo += "export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=%s;" % pseudo_dir
             pseudo += "export PSEUDO_PASSWD=%s;" % rootfs_dir
             pseudo += "export PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=1;"
+            pseudo += "export PSEUDO_IGNORE_PATHS=%s;" % (rootfs + "," + (get_bitbake_var("PSEUDO_IGNORE_PATHS") or ""))
             pseudo += "%s " % get_bitbake_var("FAKEROOTCMD")
         else:
             pseudo = None
 
-        rootfs = "%s/rootfs_%s.%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label,
-                                         self.lineno, self.fstype)
-        if os.path.isfile(rootfs):
-            os.remove(rootfs)
-
         if not self.size and real_rootfs:
             # The rootfs size is not set in .ks file so try to get it
             # from bitbake variable