diff --git a/platforms/livecd-gnome-root/post.inc.sh b/platforms/livecd-gnome-root/post.inc.sh
index 8e77a13..9e642d8 100644
--- a/platforms/livecd-gnome-root/post.inc.sh
+++ b/platforms/livecd-gnome-root/post.inc.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ rm -f $MOUNTDIR/boot/initramfs-${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}.img*
 rm -f $MOUNTDIR/boot/initramfs-${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}-failsafe.img*
 
 # install all GConf rules
-GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=`gconftool-2 --get-default-source` chroot $MOUNTDIR gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule /etc/gconf/schemas/* >/dev/null
+cat > $MOUNTDIR/tmp/gconftool.sh << _EOF
+GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=`gconftool-2 --get-default-source` gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule /etc/gconf/schemas/* >/dev/null
+_EOF
+chroot $MOUNTDIR sh /tmp/gconftool.sh
+rm $MOUNTDIR/tmp/gconftool.sh
 
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