diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
index 9febef291c..edcdcf2ee3 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ DEFNETQUEUES := 1
 DEFENABLEANNOTATIONS := [\"enable_iommu\", \"kernel_params\", \"kernel_verity_params\", \"default_vcpus\", \"default_memory\"]
 DEFENABLEANNOTATIONS_COCO := [\"enable_iommu\", \"kernel_params\", \"kernel_verity_params\", \"default_vcpus\", \"default_memory\", \"cc_init_data\"]
 DEFDISABLEGUESTSECCOMP := true
-DEFDISABLEGUESTEMPTYDIR := false
+DEFDISABLEGUESTEMPTYDIR := true
 DEFEMPTYDIRMODE := shared-fs
 DEFEMPTYDIRMODE_COCO := block-encrypted
 ##VAR DEFAULTEXPFEATURES=[features] Default experimental features enabled