diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el10-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el10-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
index 78041aa3..d6880ff4 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el10-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el10-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ if [ $TETHERED -eq 1 ]; then
         mkdir -p /run/confluent
         echo $ONBOOTPID > /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid
         wait $ONBOOTPID
-        losetup /sysroot/$loopdev --direct-io=on
         dd if=/mnt/remoteimg/rootimg.sfs iflag=nocache count=0 >& /dev/null
         rm -rf /lib/modules/$(uname -r) /lib/modules/$(uname -r)-ramfs /lib/firmware-ramfs /usr/lib64/libcrypto.so* /usr/lib64/systemd/ /kernel/ /usr/bin/ /usr/sbin/ /usr/libexec/
     ) &
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
index 426df86c..38be47f7 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ if [ $TETHERED -eq 1 ]; then
         mkdir -p /run/confluent
         echo $ONBOOTPID > /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid
         wait $ONBOOTPID
-        losetup $loopdev --direct-io=on
         dd if=/mnt/remoteimg/rootimg.sfs iflag=nocache count=0 >& /dev/null
     ) &
     while [ ! -f /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid ]; do
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
index 506225b1..b6ebb48f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ run_remote_parts onboot.d
 run_remote_config onboot.d
 
 if [ -f /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid ]; then
+    loopdev=$(losetup -j /mnt/remoteimg/rootimg.sfs|cut -d: -f 1)
+    if [ -n "$loopdev" ]; then
+        losetup "$loopdev" --direct-io=on
+    fi
     sleeppid=$(cat /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid)
     kill "$sleeppid"
     rm -f /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
index c318c0b5..b48ba87f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/imageboot.sh
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ if [ $TETHERED -eq 1 ]; then
         mkdir -p /run/confluent
         echo $ONBOOTPID > /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid
         wait $ONBOOTPID
-        losetup /sysroot/$loopdev --direct-io=on
         dd if=/mnt/remoteimg/rootimg.sfs iflag=nocache count=0 >& /dev/null
         if [ $debugssh -eq 0 ]; then
             rm -rf /lib/modules/$(uname -r) /lib/modules/$(uname -r)-ramfs /lib/firmware-ramfs /usr/lib64/libcrypto.so* /usr/lib64/systemd/ /kernel/ /usr/bin/ /usr/sbin/ /usr/libexec/
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
index 33b2a6e4..7f02e1f9 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ run_remote_parts onboot.d
 run_remote_config onboot.d
 
 if [ -f /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid ]; then
+    loopdev=$(losetup -j /mnt/remoteimg/rootimg.sfs|cut -d: -f 1)
+    if [ -n "$loopdev" ]; then
+        losetup "$loopdev" --direct-io=on
+    fi
     sleeppid=$(cat /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid)
     kill "$sleeppid"
     rm -f /run/confluent/onboot_sleep.pid