diff --git a/zlibs/helpers b/zlibs/helpers
index 421c4bc..c9c0253 100644
--- a/zlibs/helpers
+++ b/zlibs/helpers
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ findloopmapp() {
 	notice "finding a free loopdevice"
 
 	loopdevice=$(sudo losetup -f --show $workdir/${image_name}.img)
-	mappdevice=$(sudo kpartx -va $loopdevice | \
+	mappdevice=$(sudo partx -va $loopdevice | \
 		sed -E 's/.*(loop[0-9])p.*/\1/g' | sed 1q)
 
 	func "loopdevice: $loopdevice"
diff --git a/zlibs/imaging b/zlibs/imaging
index 1328f90..50f4d0a 100644
--- a/zlibs/imaging
+++ b/zlibs/imaging
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ image_pack_dist() {
 		sleep 1
 	}
 
-	sudo kpartx -dv $loopdevice || {
-		die "kpartx  failed to remove $loopdevice"
+	sudo partx -dv $loopdevice || {
+		die "partx failed to remove $loopdevice"
 		zerr
 	}
 	sudo losetup -d $loopdevice || {