diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cf2fd1f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# This file is included into 3 canned wks files from this directory
+part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
+part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.wks
index 4808d04d4d..3529e05c87 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.wks
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # long-description: Creates a partitioned legacy BIOS disk image that the user
 # can directly dd to boot media. The bootloader configuration source is a user file.
 
-
-part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
-part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
+include common.wks.inc
 
 bootloader --configfile="directdisk-bootloader-config.cfg"
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk.wks
index af4c9eadaf..6db74a78b4 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk.wks
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # long-description: Creates a partitioned legacy BIOS disk image that the user
 # can directly dd to boot media.
 
-
-part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
-part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
+include common.wks.inc
 
 bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 video=vesafb vga=0x318 console=tty0"
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
index 8fc38b54d0..a6518a0f45 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 # long-description: Creates a partitioned legacy BIOS disk image that the user
 # can directly use to boot a qemu machine.
 
-
-part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
-part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
+include common.wks.inc
 
 bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="vga=0 uvesafb.mode_option=640x480-32 root=/dev/vda2 rw mem=256M ip=192.168.7.2::192.168.7.1:255.255.255.0 oprofile.timer=1 rootfstype=ext4 "