diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index e247a37..663c011 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ e.g. `root=/dev/mmcblk0p2` for the normal partition on CM4 EMMC.
 #### Create the boot image
 The `-p` product argument (pi4,pi400,cm4) tells the script to discard files which are not required by that product. This makes the image smaller and reduces the time taken to calculate the hash of the image file thereby reducing the boot time.
 ```bash
-../tools/make-boot-image -d secure-boot-files -o boot.img -p pi4
+sudo ../tools/make-boot-image -d secure-boot-files -o boot.img -p pi4
 ```
 
 #### Sign the boot image
diff --git a/tools/make-boot-image b/tools/make-boot-image
index d2a5c36..8091e1d 100755
--- a/tools/make-boot-image
+++ b/tools/make-boot-image
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ IMAGE_SIZE=0
 MEGABYTE=$((1024 * 1024))
 BOOT_MOUNT=""
 LOOP=""
+NAME=$(basename $0)
 
 # Define these environment variables to override mkfs options
 SECTOR_SIZE=${SECTOR_SIZE:-512}
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ FAT_OVERHEAD=${FAT_OVERHEAD:-64}
 cleanup() {
    unmount_image
 
-   [ -z "${TMP_DIR}" ] && return
    if [ -d "${TMP_DIR}" ]; then
       rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"
    fi
@@ -56,26 +56,23 @@ createfs() {
 mountfs() {
    image="$1"
 
-   LOOP=$(udisksctl loop-setup -f "${image}" \
-      | grep loop \
-      | sed 's/.*\/dev\/loop\([0-9]*\).*/\/dev\/loop\1/')
-   [ -e "${LOOP}" ] ||  die "Failed to create loop device"
+   LOOP=$(losetup -f)
+   losetup ${LOOP} "${image}"
+   [ -e "${LOOP}" ] ||  die "Failed to create loop device ${LOOP}"
 
-   BOOT_MOUNT=$(udisksctl mount --options rw -b "${LOOP}" | sed 's/.*Mounted \/dev\/.* at \(.*\)\.$/\1/')
+   BOOT_MOUNT=$(mktemp -d)
+   mount "${LOOP}" "${BOOT_MOUNT}"
    [ -d "${BOOT_MOUNT}" ] || die "Failed to mount bootfs @ ${BOOT_MOUNT}"
 
    echo "Mounted ${LOOP} @ ${BOOT_MOUNT}"
 }
 
 unmount_image() {
-   if [ -d "${BOOT_MOUNT}" ]; then
-      udisksctl unmount -b "${LOOP}" > /dev/null || true
-      BOOT_MOUNT=""
-   fi
-   if [ -e "${LOOP}" ];then
-     udisksctl loop-delete -b "${LOOP}"
-     LOOP=""
+   image="$1"
+   if [ -f "${LOOP}" ]; then
+      umount "${LOOP}" > /dev/null || true
    fi
+   losetup -d "${LOOP}"
 }
 
 
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ createstaging() {
    board="$3"
 
    mkdir -p "${staging}" || die "Failed to create ${staging}"
-   cp -a "${source_dir}/"* "${staging}"
+   cp -r "${source_dir}/"* "${staging}"
 
    # Remove files for previous hardware version
    if [ "${board}" = "pi4" ] || [ "${board}" = "pi400" ] || [ "${board}" = "cm4" ]; then
@@ -133,15 +130,12 @@ checkDependencies() {
    if [ ! -f /sbin/mkfs.fat ]; then
        die "mkfs.fat is requried. Run this script on Linux"
    fi
-
-   if ! command -v udisksctl; then
-       die "udisksctl ot found. Try installing the udisks2 package."
-   fi
 }
 
 usage() {
 cat <<EOF
-make-boot-image -d SOURCE_DIR -o OUTPUT
+sudo ${NAME} -d SOURCE_DIR -o OUTPUT
+
 Options:
    -a Select 32 or 64 bit kernel
    -b Optionally prune the files to those required for the given board type.
@@ -150,10 +144,10 @@ Options:
 
 Examples:
 # Include all files in bootfs/
-make-boot-image -d bootfs/ -o boot.img
+sudo ${NAME} -d bootfs/ -o boot.img
 
 # Include only the files from bootfs/ required by Pi 4B
-make-boot-image -b pi4 -d bootfs/ -o boot.img
+sudo ${NAME} -b pi4 -d bootfs/ -o boot.img
 
 Environment variables:
 The following environment variables may be specified to optionally override mkfs.vfat
@@ -194,6 +188,7 @@ checkDependencies
 
 [ -d "${SOURCE_DIR}" ] || usage
 [ -n "${OUTPUT}" ] || usage
+[ "$(id -u)" = "0" ] || die "\"${NAME}\" must be run as root. Try \"sudo ${NAME}\""
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
@@ -208,10 +203,10 @@ createfs ${IMAGE_SIZE} "${TMP_IMAGE}"
 
 echo "Copying files"
 mountfs "${TMP_IMAGE}"
-cp -a "${staging}"/* "${BOOT_MOUNT}"
+cp -rv "${staging}"/* "${BOOT_MOUNT}"
 
 echo "Sync"
-unmount_image
+unmount_image "${IMAGE}"
 cp -f "${TMP_IMAGE}" "${OUTPUT}"
 
 echo "Created image"