diff --git a/src/pylorax/imgutils.py b/src/pylorax/imgutils.py
index a8c3b06d..db344e0d 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/imgutils.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/imgutils.py
@@ -288,5 +288,5 @@ def mkbtrfsimg(rootdir, outfile, size=None, label="", mountargs="", graft={}):
                mkfsargs=["-L", label], graft=graft)
 
 def mkhfsimg(rootdir, outfile, size=None, label="", mountargs="", graft={}):
-    mkfsimage("hfs", rootdir, outfile, size, mountargs=mountargs,
+    mkfsimage("hfsplus", rootdir, outfile, size, mountargs=mountargs,
               mkfsargs=["-v", label], graft=graft)