diff --git a/tool/run/image/disk b/tool/run/image/disk
index 49ab0eef5..408483de9 100644
--- a/tool/run/image/disk
+++ b/tool/run/image/disk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ proc image_disk_size { } { return [get_cmd_arg --image-disk-size 0] }
 #
 proc run_image { {unused ""} } {
 
+	requires_installation_of gdisk
 	requires_installation_of parted
 	requires_installation_of e2cp
 
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ proc run_image { {unused ""} } {
 
 	# create partition table entry pointing to the content
 	catch { exec parted -a none [run_dir].img -- mkpart Fix GENODE* ext2 [expr $first_sector]s ${last_sector}s }
+
+	# create hybrid MBR
+	exec echo -e "r\no\nh\n1\nn\n\ny\nn\no\nw\ny\n" | gdisk [run_dir].img
+
 	set size_image [expr [regsub {\s.*} [exec du -sk [run_dir].img] {}]]
 	puts "Created image file [run_dir].img (${size_image}kiB)"
 }