diff --git a/fs/iso9660/iso9660.mk b/fs/iso9660/iso9660.mk
index a129655ce3..068d332876 100644
--- a/fs/iso9660/iso9660.mk
+++ b/fs/iso9660/iso9660.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_MENU = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_MENU))
 
-ROOTFS_ISO9660_DEPENDENCIES = host-cdrkit linux
+ROOTFS_ISO9660_DEPENDENCIES = host-xorriso host-cdrkit linux
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),y)
 ROOTFS_ISO9660_USE_INITRD = YES
@@ -129,8 +129,14 @@ ROOTFS_ISO9660_PRE_GEN_HOOKS += ROOTFS_ISO9660_DISABLE_EXTERNAL_INITRD
 endif # ROOTFS_ISO9660_USE_INITRD
 
 define ROOTFS_ISO9660_CMD
-	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/genisoimage -J -R -b $(ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_IMAGE) \
-		-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
+	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/xorriso \
+		-as mkisofs \
+		-rock \
+		-joliet \
+		-eltorito-boot $(ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_IMAGE) \
+		-no-emul-boot \
+		-boot-load-size 4 \
+		-boot-info-table \
 		$(ROOTFS_ISO9660_GENISOIMAGE_OPTS) \
 		-o $@ $(ROOTFS_ISO9660_TMP_TARGET_DIR)
 endef