diff --git a/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass b/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass
index a717600cf9..1d1a3d04af 100644
--- a/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/bootimg.bbclass
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 # End result is two things:
 #
 # 1. A .hddimg file which is an msdos filesystem containing syslinux, a kernel,
-# an initrd and a rootfs image. These can be written to harddisks directly and 
+# an initrd and a rootfs image. These can be written to harddisks directly and
 # also booted on USB flash disks (write them there with dd).
 #
 # 2. A CD .iso image
 
-# Boot process is that the initrd will boot and process which label was selected 
-# in syslinux. Actions based on the label are then performed (e.g. installing to 
+# Boot process is that the initrd will boot and process which label was selected
+# in syslinux. Actions based on the label are then performed (e.g. installing to
 # an hdd)
 
 # External variables (also used by syslinux.bbclass)
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ do_bootimg[depends] += "dosfstools-native:do_populate_sysroot \
 PACKAGES = " "
 EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
 
-HDDDIR = "${S}/hdd/boot"
-ISODIR = "${S}/cd"
+HDDDIR = "${S}/hddimg"
+ISODIR = "${S}/iso"
 
 BOOTIMG_VOLUME_ID   ?= "boot"
 BOOTIMG_EXTRA_SPACE ?= "512"
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ PCBIOS_CLASS = ${@pcbios_class(d)}
 inherit ${PCBIOS_CLASS}
 inherit ${EFI_CLASS}
 
+populate() {
+	DEST=$1
+	install -d ${DEST}
+
+	# Install bzImage, initrd, and rootfs.img in DEST for all loaders to use.
+	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/kernel/bzImage ${DEST}/vmlinuz
+
+	if [ -n "${INITRD}" ] && [ -s "${INITRD}" ]; then
+		install -m 0644 ${INITRD} ${DEST}/initrd
+	fi
+
+	if [ -n "${ROOTFS}" ] && [ -s "${ROOTFS}" ]; then
+		install -m 0644 ${ROOTFS} ${DEST}/rootfs.img
+	fi
+
+}
 
 build_iso() {
 	# Only create an ISO if we have an INITRD and NOISO was not set
@@ -66,7 +82,7 @@ build_iso() {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	install -d ${ISODIR}
+	populate ${ISODIR}
 
 	if [ "${PCBIOS}" = "1" ]; then
 		syslinux_iso_populate
@@ -95,7 +111,8 @@ build_iso() {
 build_hddimg() {
 	# Create an HDD image
 	if [ "${NOHDD}" != "1" ] ; then
-		install -d ${HDDDIR}
+		populate ${HDDDIR}
+
 		if [ "${PCBIOS}" = "1" ]; then
 			syslinux_hddimg_populate
 		fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/grub-efi.bbclass b/meta/classes/grub-efi.bbclass
index 762322b28e..1efb43b805 100644
--- a/meta/classes/grub-efi.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/grub-efi.bbclass
@@ -22,39 +22,29 @@ GRUB_TIMEOUT ?= "10"
 GRUB_OPTS ?= "serial --unit=0 --speed=115200 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1"
 
 EFIDIR = "/EFI/BOOT"
-GRUB_HDDDIR = "${HDDDIR}${EFIDIR}"
-GRUB_ISODIR = "${ISODIR}${EFIDIR}"
 
 grubefi_populate() {
+	# DEST must be the root of the image so that EFIDIR is not
+	# nested under a top level directory.
 	DEST=$1
 
-	install -d ${DEST}
-
-	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/kernel/bzImage ${DEST}/vmlinuz
-
-	if [ -n "${INITRD}" ] && [ -s "${INITRD}" ]; then 
-    		install -m 0644 ${INITRD} ${DEST}/initrd
-	fi
-
-	if [ -n "${ROOTFS}" ] && [ -s "${ROOTFS}" ]; then 
-    		install -m 0644 ${ROOTFS} ${DEST}/rootfs.img
-	fi
+	install -d ${DEST}${EFIDIR}
 
 	GRUB_IMAGE="bootia32.efi"
 	if [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "x86_64" ]; then
 		GRUB_IMAGE="bootx64.efi"
 	fi
-	install -m 0644 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${GRUB_IMAGE} ${DEST}
+	install -m 0644 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${GRUB_IMAGE} ${DEST}${EFIDIR}
 
-	install -m 0644 ${GRUBCFG} ${DEST}
+	install -m 0644 ${GRUBCFG} ${DEST}${EFIDIR}
 }
 
 grubefi_iso_populate() {
-	grubefi_populate ${GRUB_ISODIR}
+	grubefi_populate ${ISODIR}
 }
 
 grubefi_hddimg_populate() {
-	grubefi_populate ${GRUB_HDDDIR}
+	grubefi_populate ${HDDDIR}
 }
 
 python build_grub_cfg() {
@@ -109,7 +99,7 @@ python build_grub_cfg() {
         bb.data.update_data(localdata)
 
         cfgfile.write('\nmenuentry \'%s\'{\n' % (label))
-        cfgfile.write('linux ${EFIDIR}/vmlinuz LABEL=%s' % (label))
+        cfgfile.write('linux /vmlinuz LABEL=%s' % (label))
 
         append = localdata.getVar('APPEND', True)
         initrd = localdata.getVar('INITRD', True)
@@ -119,7 +109,7 @@ python build_grub_cfg() {
         cfgfile.write('\n')
    
         if initrd:
-            cfgfile.write('initrd ${EFIDIR}/initrd')
+            cfgfile.write('initrd /initrd')
         cfgfile.write('\n}\n')
 
     cfgfile.close()
diff --git a/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass b/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
index 91c4275747..1569074b21 100644
--- a/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/syslinux.bbclass
@@ -18,42 +18,34 @@ do_bootimg[depends] += "syslinux:do_populate_sysroot \
 SYSLINUXCFG  = "${S}/syslinux.cfg"
 SYSLINUXMENU = "${S}/menu"
 
-SYSLINUX_ISODIR = "${ISODIR}/isolinux"
-SYSLINUX_HDDDIR = "${HDDDIR}"
+ISOLINUXDIR = "/isolinux"
+SYSLINUXDIR = "/"
 ISO_BOOTIMG = "isolinux/isolinux.bin"
 ISO_BOOTCAT = "isolinux/boot.cat"
 MKISOFS_OPTIONS = "-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table"
 
 syslinux_populate() {
 	DEST=$1
-	CFGNAME=$2
+	BOOTDIR=$2
+	CFGNAME=$3
 
-	install -d ${DEST}
-
-	# Install the kernel, initrd, and rootfs
-	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/kernel/bzImage ${DEST}/vmlinuz
-	if [ -n "${INITRD}" ] && [ -s "${INITRD}" ]; then
-		install -m 0644 ${INITRD} ${DEST}/initrd
-	fi
-	if [ -n "${ROOTFS}" ] && [ -s "${ROOTFS}" ]; then
-		install -m 0644 ${ROOTFS} ${DEST}/rootfs.img
-	fi
+	install -d ${DEST}${BOOTDIR}
 
 	# Install the config files
-	install -m 0644 ${SYSLINUXCFG} ${DEST}/${CFGNAME}
+	install -m 0644 ${SYSLINUXCFG} ${DEST}${BOOTDIR}/${CFGNAME}
 	if [ -f ${SYSLINUXMENU} ]; then
-		install -m 0644 ${SYSLINUXMENU} ${DEST}
+		install -m 0644 ${SYSLINUXMENU} ${DEST}${BOOTDIR}
 	fi
 }
 
 syslinux_iso_populate() {
-	syslinux_populate ${SYSLINUX_ISODIR} isolinux.cfg
-	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/syslinux/isolinux.bin ${SYSLINUX_ISODIR}
+	syslinux_populate ${ISODIR} ${ISOLINUXDIR} isolinux.cfg
+	install -m 0644 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/syslinux/isolinux.bin ${ISODIR}${ISOLINUXDIR}
 }
 
 syslinux_hddimg_populate() {
-	syslinux_populate ${SYSLINUX_HDDDIR} syslinux.cfg
-	install -m 0444 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/syslinux/ldlinux.sys ${SYSLINUX_HDDDIR}/ldlinux.sys
+	syslinux_populate ${HDDDIR} ${SYSLINUXDIR} syslinux.cfg
+	install -m 0444 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/syslinux/ldlinux.sys ${HDDDIR}${SYSLINUXDIR}/ldlinux.sys
 }
 
 syslinux_hddimg_install() {
@@ -187,7 +179,7 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
 		localdata.setVar('OVERRIDES', label + ':' + overrides)
 		bb.data.update_data(localdata)
 	
-		cfgfile.write('LABEL %s\nKERNEL vmlinuz\n' % (label))
+		cfgfile.write('LABEL %s\nKERNEL /vmlinuz\n' % (label))
 
 		append = localdata.getVar('APPEND', 1)
 		initrd = localdata.getVar('INITRD', 1)
@@ -196,7 +188,7 @@ python build_syslinux_cfg () {
 			cfgfile.write('APPEND ')
 
 			if initrd:
-				cfgfile.write('initrd=initrd ')
+				cfgfile.write('initrd=/initrd ')
 
 			cfgfile.write('LABEL=%s '% (label))