diff --git a/e2e/actions/actions.go b/e2e/actions/actions.go
index eb16c5963..6ddb8892b 100644
--- a/e2e/actions/actions.go
+++ b/e2e/actions/actions.go
@@ -812,12 +812,12 @@ func (c actionTests) PersistentOverlayAll(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "overlay_ext3_create",
-			argv: []string{"--overlay", "${EXT3_DIR}", c.env.ImagePath, "touch", "/ext3_overlay"},
+			argv: []string{"--fakeroot", "--overlay", "${EXT3_DIR}", c.env.ImagePath, "touch", "/ext3_overlay"},
 			exit: 0,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "overlay_multiple_create",
-			argv: []string{"--overlay", "${EXT3_DIR}", "--overlay", "${SQUASH_DIR}" + ":ro", c.env.ImagePath, "touch", "/multiple_overlay_fs"},
+			argv: []string{"--fakeroot", "--overlay", "${EXT3_DIR}", "--overlay", "${SQUASH_DIR}" + ":ro", c.env.ImagePath, "touch", "/multiple_overlay_fs"},
 			exit: 0,
 		},
 		{