diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index 2b31e12934..2dbef4d7b0 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES))
 define ROOTFS_TARGET_INTERNAL
 
 # extra deps
-ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-fakeroot host-makedevs \
+ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-pseudo host-makedevs \
 	$$(if $$(PACKAGES_USERS)$$(ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES),host-mkpasswd)
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)_GZIP),y)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ endif
 		echo $$(s) $$(TARGET_DIR) $$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS) >> $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)$$(sep))
 	$$(call PRINTF,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_CMD)) >> $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 	chmod a+x $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
-	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/fakeroot -- $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
+	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/pseudo -- $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 	$$(INSTALL) -m 0644 support/misc/target-dir-warning.txt $$(TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE)
 	-@rm -f $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT) $$(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
 ifneq ($$(ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_CMD),)