diff --git a/build/jam/BuildSetup b/build/jam/BuildSetup
index b416107de4..e36f954a56 100644
--- a/build/jam/BuildSetup
+++ b/build/jam/BuildSetup
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_CONTAINER_VAR on $(HAIKU_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_IMAGE ;
 HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(HAIKU_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_IMAGE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
+HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(HAIKU_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME) = system ;
 
 # network boot archive
 HAIKU_NET_BOOT_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME = haiku-netboot-archive-container ;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ HAIKU_CONTAINER_GRIST on $(HAIKU_NET_BOOT_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 # HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_CONTAINER_VAR -- update only mode not supported
 HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(HAIKU_NET_BOOT_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_NET_BOOT_ARCHIVE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
+HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(HAIKU_NET_BOOT_ARCHIVE_CONTAINER_NAME)
+	= system ;
 
 # boot floppy
 HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME = haiku-boot-floppy-container ;
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ HAIKU_CONTAINER_GRIST on $(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 # HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_CONTAINER_VAR -- update only mode not supported
 HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
+HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(HAIKU_FLOPPY_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
+	= system ;
 
 # boot CD image
 HAIKU_CD_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME = haiku-boot-cd-container ;
@@ -43,13 +48,18 @@ HAIKU_CONTAINER_GRIST on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME) = CDBootImage ;
 # HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_CONTAINER_VAR -- update only mode not supported
 HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_CD_BOOT_IMAGE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
+HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
+	= system ;
 
 # boot CD for PPC image
 HAIKU_CD_BOOT_PPC_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME = haiku-boot-cd-ppc-container ;
-HAIKU_CONTAINER_GRIST on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_PPC_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME) = CDBootPPCImage ;
+HAIKU_CONTAINER_GRIST on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_PPC_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
+	= CDBootPPCImage ;
 # HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_CONTAINER_VAR -- update only mode not supported
 HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_PPC_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	= HAIKU_CD_BOOT_PPC_IMAGE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
+HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(HAIKU_CD_BOOT_PPC_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME)
+	= system ;
 
 # Haiku image/install defaults
 HAIKU_DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME = haiku.image ;
diff --git a/build/jam/ImageRules b/build/jam/ImageRules
index fd3f30758c..5b4975bc98 100644
--- a/build/jam/ImageRules
+++ b/build/jam/ImageRules
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ rule AddFilesToContainer container : directoryTokens : targets : destName
 	local directory = [ AddDirectoryToContainer $(container)
 		: $(directoryTokens) ] ;
 	local containerGrist = [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_GRIST) ] ;
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
 
 	# If the image shall only be updated, we filter out all targets not marked
 	# accordingly.
@@ -201,8 +203,8 @@ rule AddFilesToContainer container : directoryTokens : targets : destName
 		if $(catalogs) {
 			local signature
 				= [ on $(target) return $(HAIKU_CATALOG_SIGNATURE) ] ;
-			AddFilesToHaikuImage
-				system data locale catalogs $(signature)
+			AddFilesToContainer $(container)
+				: $(systemDirTokens) data locale catalogs $(signature)
 				: $(catalogs) ;
 		}
 	}
@@ -296,7 +298,10 @@ rule AddHeaderDirectoryToContainer container : dirTokens : dirName
 	# AddHeaderDirectoryToContainer <container> : <dirTokens> : [ <dirName> ]
 	#	: <alwaysUpdate> ;
 
-	CopyDirectoryToContainer $(container) : system develop headers
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
+
+	CopyDirectoryToContainer $(container) : $(systemDirTokens) develop headers
 		: [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) headers $(dirTokens) ]
 		: $(dirName) : -x .svn : $(alwaysUpdate) ;
 }
@@ -311,7 +316,10 @@ rule AddWifiFirmwareToContainer container : driver : package : archive : extract
 	local firmwareArchive = [ FDirName
 		$(HAIKU_TOP) data system data firmware $(driver) $(archive) ] ;
 
-	local dirTokens = system data firmware $(driver) ;
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
+
+	local dirTokens = $(systemDirTokens) data firmware $(driver) ;
 	if $(extract) = true || $(extract) = 1 {
 		ExtractArchiveToContainer $(container) : $(dirTokens)
 			: $(firmwareArchive) : $(package) ;
@@ -338,11 +346,13 @@ rule AddDriversToContainer container : relativeDirectoryTokens : targets
 {
 	# AddDriversToContainer <container> : <relative directory> : <targets> ;
 	#
-	local directoryTokens = system add-ons kernel drivers dev
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
+	local directoryTokens = $(systemDirTokens) add-ons kernel drivers dev
 		$(relativeDirectoryTokens) ;
 
 	AddFilesToContainer $(container)
-		: system add-ons kernel drivers bin
+		: $(systemDirTokens) add-ons kernel drivers bin
 		: $(targets) ;
 
 	# If the image shall only be updated, we don't add any symlinks.
@@ -371,7 +381,9 @@ rule AddNewDriversToContainer container : relativeDirectoryTokens
 {
 	# AddNewDriversToContainer <container> : <directory> : <targets> ;
 	#
-	local directoryTokens = system add-ons kernel drivers
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
+	local directoryTokens = $(systemDirTokens) add-ons kernel drivers
 		$(relativeDirectoryTokens) ;
 
 	AddFilesToContainer $(container) : $(directoryTokens)
@@ -390,6 +402,9 @@ rule AddBootModuleSymlinksToContainer container : targets
 		return ;
 	}
 
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
+
 	# add the symlinks
 	local installTargetsVar
 		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR) ] ;
@@ -406,10 +421,10 @@ rule AddBootModuleSymlinksToContainer container : targets
 		}
 
 		local name = $(target:BS) ;
-		local linkTarget = [ FDirName /boot $(installDir:G=) $(name) ] ;
+		local linkTarget = [ FDirName ../../.. $(installDir:G=) $(name) ] ;
 
 		AddSymlinkToContainer $(container)
-			: system add-ons kernel boot
+			: $(systemDirTokens) add-ons kernel boot
 			: $(linkTarget) : $(name) ;
 	}
 }
@@ -1017,8 +1032,10 @@ rule AddLicenseToHaikuImage file : name : searchPath
 		name = ;
 	}
 
-	AddFilesToHaikuImage system data licenses : $(file)
-		: $(name) ;
+	local systemDirTokens
+		= [ on $(container) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS) ] ;
+
+	AddFilesToHaikuImage $(systemDirTokens) data licenses : $(file) : $(name) ;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/build/jam/PackageRules b/build/jam/PackageRules
index 00a998bbe8..b6bf583e35 100644
--- a/build/jam/PackageRules
+++ b/build/jam/PackageRules
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ rule HaikuPackage package
 		= $(grist)_HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_PACKAGE ;
 	HAIKU_INSTALL_TARGETS_VAR on $(package)
 		= $(grist)_HAIKU_PACKAGE_INSTALL_TARGETS ;
+	HAIKU_CONTAINER_SYSTEM_DIR_TOKENS on $(package) = ;
 
 	HAIKU_CURRENTLY_BUILT_HAIKU_PACKAGE = $(package) ;
 }