diff --git a/pkg/overlay/overlay-dirs.go b/pkg/overlay/overlay-dirs.go
index 711d55d7..ea4ef1d4 100644
--- a/pkg/overlay/overlay-dirs.go
+++ b/pkg/overlay/overlay-dirs.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func generateOverlayDirLayer(name string, layerType types.LayerType, overlayDir
 	defer oci.Close()
 
 	contents := path.Join(config.RootFSDir, name, "overlay_dirs", path.Base(overlayDir.Source))
-	blob, mediaType, rootHash, err := generateBlob(layerType, contents, config.OCIDir, true)
+	blob, mediaType, rootHash, err := generateBlob(layerType, contents, config.OCIDir, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ispec.Descriptor{}, err
 	}