diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 2ce5faa..7711c77 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn get_args() -> clap::ArgMatches {
             command!()
                 .name("create-img")
                 .about("Create an install on a disk image for VMs or embedded devices")
+                .arg(arg!(--gpt "Use modern disk format"))
                 .arg(arg!([config] "Config file").required(true))
                 .arg(arg!([image] "Image file").required(true))
         )
diff --git a/src/install/drives.rs b/src/install/drives.rs
index 5e048c2..aceec80 100644
--- a/src/install/drives.rs
+++ b/src/install/drives.rs
@@ -151,19 +151,28 @@ pub fn setup_fstrim() {
     systemd_service_enable("fstrim.service");
 }
 
-pub fn setup_disk_image(img_file: &str) {
+pub fn setup_disk_image(img_file: &str, modern: bool) {
     print_status(&format!("Allocating disk image"));
     run_command(&["fallocate", "-l", "8G", img_file], None, false);
 
     print_status(&format!("Partitioning disk image"));
-    run_command(
-        &[
-            "parted", img_file, "--script", "--", "mklabel", "gpt", "mkpart", "ESP", "fat32",
-            "1MiB", "1GiB", "set", "1", "esp", "on", "mkpart", "primary", "ext4", "1GiB", "100%",
-        ],
-        None,
-        true,
-    );
+    if modern {
+        run_command(
+            &[
+                "parted", img_file, "--script", "--", "mklabel", "gpt", "mkpart", "ESP", "fat32",
+                "1MiB", "1GiB", "set", "1", "esp", "on", "mkpart", "primary", "ext4", "1GiB",
+                "100%",
+            ],
+            None,
+            true,
+        );
+    } else {
+        run_command(
+            &["fdisk", img_file],
+            Some("o\nn\np\n1\n\n+1G\nt\nc\nn\np\n2\n\n\nw\n"),
+            false,
+        );
+    }
 
     print_status(&format!("Setting up disk image"));
     let (stdout, _) = run_command(
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 57f03c4..d866c2e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ fn main() {
             let config_file: &String = install_args.get_one("config").unwrap();
             let conf = read_conf(config_file);
             let img_file: &String = install_args.get_one("image").unwrap();
+            let gpt = install_args.get_flag("gpt");
 
-            setup_disk_image(img_file.as_str());
+            setup_disk_image(img_file.as_str(), gpt);
             install_mnt(conf, false);
         }
         Some(("install", install_args)) => {