diff --git a/install/dracut-install.c b/install/dracut-install.c
index 9a0d53f5..0cffa399 100644
--- a/install/dracut-install.c
+++ b/install/dracut-install.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static int dracut_install(const char *src, const char *dst, bool isdir, bool res
 
         hashmap_put(items, i, i);
 
-        ret = asprintf(&fulldstpath, "%s%s", destrootdir, dst);
+        ret = asprintf(&fulldstpath, "%s/%s", destrootdir, dst);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 log_error("Out of memory!");
                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int dracut_install(const char *src, const char *dst, bool isdir, bool res
                 if (lstat(fulldstpath, &sb) != 0) {
                         _cleanup_free_ char *absdestpath = NULL;
 
-                        ret = asprintf(&absdestpath, "%s%s", destrootdir, abspath);
+                        ret = asprintf(&absdestpath, "%s/%s", destrootdir, abspath);
                         if (ret < 0) {
                                 log_error("Out of memory!");
                                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);