diff --git a/release/amd64/mkisoimages.sh b/release/amd64/mkisoimages.sh
index e4093d7..6ae3713 100644
--- a/release/amd64/mkisoimages.sh
+++ b/release/amd64/mkisoimages.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ LABEL=`echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'`; shift
 NAME=$1; shift
 
 publisher="The FreeBSD Project.  http://www.FreeBSD.org/"
+dirs="etc var"
+for d in $dirs; do
+	mkdir -p $1/conf/base/$d/
+	echo "30720" > $1/conf/base/$d/md_size
+	tar cf - -C $1/$d/ . | tar xpvf - -C $1/conf/base/$d/
+done
+: > $1/etc/diskless
 echo "/dev/iso9660/$LABEL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > $1/etc/fstab
 makefs -t cd9660 $bootable -o rockridge -o label=$LABEL -o publisher="$publisher" $NAME $*
+chflags -R 0 $1/conf
+rm -Rf $1/conf
 rm $1/etc/fstab
diff --git a/release/i386/mkisoimages.sh b/release/i386/mkisoimages.sh
index e4093d7..6ae3713 100644
--- a/release/i386/mkisoimages.sh
+++ b/release/i386/mkisoimages.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ LABEL=`echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'`; shift
 NAME=$1; shift
 
 publisher="The FreeBSD Project.  http://www.FreeBSD.org/"
+dirs="etc var"
+for d in $dirs; do
+	mkdir -p $1/conf/base/$d/
+	echo "30720" > $1/conf/base/$d/md_size
+	tar cf - -C $1/$d/ . | tar xpvf - -C $1/conf/base/$d/
+done
+: > $1/etc/diskless
 echo "/dev/iso9660/$LABEL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > $1/etc/fstab
 makefs -t cd9660 $bootable -o rockridge -o label=$LABEL -o publisher="$publisher" $NAME $*
+chflags -R 0 $1/conf
+rm -Rf $1/conf
 rm $1/etc/fstab
diff --git a/release/ia64/mkisoimages.sh b/release/ia64/mkisoimages.sh
index b5cec32..7d8c27a 100644
--- a/release/ia64/mkisoimages.sh
+++ b/release/ia64/mkisoimages.sh
@@ -76,8 +76,17 @@ else
 fi
 
 publisher="The FreeBSD Project.  http://www.FreeBSD.org/"
+dirs="etc var"
+for d in $dirs; do
+	mkdir -p $1/conf/base/$d/
+	echo "30720" > $1/conf/base/$d/md_size
+	tar cf - -C $1/$d/ . | tar xpvf - -C $1/conf/base/$d/
+done
+: > $1/etc/diskless
 echo "/dev/iso9660/$LABEL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > $BASE/etc/fstab
 makefs -t cd9660 $BOOTOPTS -o rockridge -o label=$LABEL -o publisher="$publisher" $NAME $BASE $*
+chflags -R 0 $1/conf
+rm -Rf $1/conf
 rm $BASE/etc/fstab
 rm -f $EFIPART
 exit 0
diff --git a/release/pc98/mkisoimages.sh b/release/pc98/mkisoimages.sh
index 5a19b4d..803f936 100644
--- a/release/pc98/mkisoimages.sh
+++ b/release/pc98/mkisoimages.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ LABEL=`echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'`; shift
 NAME=$1; shift
 
 publisher="The FreeBSD Project.  http://www.FreeBSD.org/"
+dirs="etc var"
+for d in $dirs; do
+	mkdir -p $1/conf/base/$d/
+	echo "30720" > $1/conf/base/$d/md_size
+	tar cf - -C $1/$d/ . | tar xpvf - -C $1/conf/base/$d/
+done
+: > $1/etc/diskless
 echo "/dev/iso9660/$LABEL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > $1/etc/fstab
 makefs -t cd9660 $bootable -o rockridge -o label=$LABEL -o publisher="$publisher" $NAME $*
+chflags -R 0 $1/conf
+rm -Rf $1/conf
 rm $1/etc/fstab
diff --git a/release/powerpc/mkisoimages.sh b/release/powerpc/mkisoimages.sh
index 7ba4649..0117ca6 100644
--- a/release/powerpc/mkisoimages.sh
+++ b/release/powerpc/mkisoimages.sh
@@ -62,8 +62,17 @@ LABEL=`echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'`; shift
 NAME=$1; shift
 
 publisher="The FreeBSD Project.  http://www.FreeBSD.org/"
+dirs="etc var"
+for d in $dirs; do
+	mkdir -p $1/conf/base/$d/
+	echo "30720" > $1/conf/base/$d/md_size
+	tar cf - -C $1/$d/ . | tar xpvf - -C $1/conf/base/$d/
+done
+: > $1/etc/diskless
 echo "/dev/iso9660/$LABEL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > $1/etc/fstab
 makefs -t cd9660 $bootable -o rockridge -o label=$LABEL -o publisher="$publisher" $NAME $*
+chflags -R 0 $1/conf
+rm -Rf $1/conf
 rm $1/etc/fstab
 rm /tmp/hfs-boot-block
 rm -rf $1/ppc
diff --git a/release/sparc64/mkisoimages.sh b/release/sparc64/mkisoimages.sh
index 82cadab..c2f9fc4 100644
--- a/release/sparc64/mkisoimages.sh
+++ b/release/sparc64/mkisoimages.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,17 @@ NAME=$1; shift
 
 # Create an ISO image
 publisher="The FreeBSD Project.  http://www.FreeBSD.org/"
+dirs="etc var"
+for d in $dirs; do
+	mkdir -p $1/conf/base/$d/
+	echo "30720" > $1/conf/base/$d/md_size
+	tar cf - -C $1/$d/ . | tar xpvf - -C $1/conf/base/$d/
+done
+: > $1/etc/diskless
 echo "/dev/iso9660/$LABEL / cd9660 ro 0 0" > $1/etc/fstab
 makefs -t cd9660 -B be -o rockridge -o label="$LABEL" -o publisher="$publisher" ${NAME}.tmp $*
+chflags -R 0 $1/conf
+rm -Rf $1/conf
 rm $1/etc/fstab
 
 if [ "x$BOPT" != "x-b" ]; then