diff --git a/src/sbin/livemedia-creator b/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
index 92394457..ce2e9143 100755
--- a/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
+++ b/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def make_livecd(opts, mount_dir, work_dir):
         isolabel = isolabel[:32]
         log.warn("Truncating isolabel to 32 chars: %s" % (isolabel,))
 
-    tb = TreeBuilder(product=product, arch=arch,
+    tb = TreeBuilder(product=product, arch=arch, domacboot=opts.domacboot,
                      inroot=mount_dir, outroot=work_dir,
                      runtime=RUNTIME, isolabel=isolabel,
                      templatedir=joinpaths(opts.lorax_templates,"live/"))
@@ -772,6 +772,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                          help="Directory to copy the resulting images and iso into. "
                               "Defaults to the temporary working directory")
 
+    parser.add_argument( "--macboot", action="store_true", default=True,
+                         dest="domacboot")
+    parser.add_argument( "--nomacboot", action="store_false",
+                         dest="domacboot")
+
     # Group of arguments for appliance creation
     app_group = parser.add_argument_group("appliance arguments")
     app_group.add_argument( "--app-name", default=None,
diff --git a/src/sbin/lorax b/src/sbin/lorax
index a571c0b7..b137f483 100755
--- a/src/sbin/lorax
+++ b/src/sbin/lorax
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ def main(args):
             help="build architecture", metavar="STRING")
     optional.add_option("--volid", default=None,
             help="volume id", metavar="STRING")
+    optional.add_option("--macboot", help="",
+            action="store_true", default=True, dest="domacboot")
     optional.add_option("--nomacboot", help="",
-            action="store_false", default=True, dest="domacboot")
+            action="store_false", dest="domacboot")
     optional.add_option("--noupgrade", help="",
             action="store_false", default=True, dest="doupgrade")
     optional.add_option("--logfile", default="./lorax.log",