diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
index f2e2ca8..aec720f 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 
 from oe.path import copyhardlinktree
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.misc import get_bitbake_var, exec_cmd
+from wic.misc import get_bitbake_var
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
     @staticmethod
     def __get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir):
         if os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
-            return rootfs_dir
+            return os.path.realpath(rootfs_dir)
 
         image_rootfs_dir = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_ROOTFS", rootfs_dir)
         if not os.path.isdir(image_rootfs_dir):
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
                            "named %s has been found at %s, exiting." %
                            (rootfs_dir, image_rootfs_dir))
 
-        return image_rootfs_dir
+        return os.path.realpath(image_rootfs_dir)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
@@ -80,25 +81,25 @@
                 raise WicError("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir=%s connection or "
                                "it is not a valid path, exiting" % part.rootfs_dir)
 
-        real_rootfs_dir = cls.__get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir)
+        part.rootfs_dir = cls.__get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir)
 
+        new_rootfs = None
         # Handle excluded paths.
         if part.exclude_path is not None:
             # We need a new rootfs directory we can delete files from. Copy to
             # workdir.
-            new_rootfs = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(cr_workdir, "rootfs"))
+            new_rootfs = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(cr_workdir, "rootfs%d" % part.lineno))
 
             if os.path.lexists(new_rootfs):
                 shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(new_rootfs))
 
-            copyhardlinktree(real_rootfs_dir, new_rootfs)
-
-            real_rootfs_dir = new_rootfs
+            copyhardlinktree(part.rootfs_dir, new_rootfs)
 
             for orig_path in part.exclude_path:
                 path = orig_path
                 if os.path.isabs(path):
-                    msger.error("Must be relative: --exclude-path=%s" % orig_path)
+                    logger.error("Must be relative: --exclude-path=%s" % orig_path)
+                    sys.exit(1)
 
                 full_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(new_rootfs, path))
 
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@
                 # because doing so could be quite disastrous (we will delete the
                 # directory).
                 if not full_path.startswith(new_rootfs):
-                    msger.error("'%s' points to a path outside the rootfs" % orig_path)
+                    logger.error("'%s' points to a path outside the rootfs" % orig_path)
+                    sys.exit(1)
 
                 if path.endswith(os.sep):
                     # Delete content only.
@@ -120,6 +122,5 @@
                     # Delete whole directory.
                     shutil.rmtree(full_path)
 
-        part.rootfs_dir = real_rootfs_dir
         part.prepare_rootfs(cr_workdir, oe_builddir,
-                            real_rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)
+                            new_rootfs or part.rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)