diff --git a/src/partition/repart.c b/src/partition/repart.c
index aa0269e730..3a92d1be1c 100644
--- a/src/partition/repart.c
+++ b/src/partition/repart.c
@@ -7578,7 +7578,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 if (!d)
                         return log_oom();
 
-                r = search_and_access(d, F_OK, arg_root, CONF_PATHS_USR_STRV("systemd/repart/definitions"), &dp);
+                r = search_and_access(d, F_OK, NULL, CONF_PATHS_USR_STRV("systemd/repart/definitions"), &dp);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "DDI type '%s' is not defined: %m", arg_make_ddi);