diff --git a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
index b1c25471..5b76e846 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/miniboot.cfg
@@ -2939,9 +2939,9 @@ if [ "${controller}" = true ] ; then
         # If the miniboot ISO contains a patches directory
         if [ -d "/instboot/patches" ]; then
             ilog "Prepatched iso"
-            ilog "Creating patching metadata directories"
-            mkdir -p ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/var/rootdirs/opt/patching/metadata/{committed,available,applied}
-            cp -a /instboot/patches/* ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/var/rootdirs/opt/patching/metadata/committed/
+            ilog "Creating USM metadata directories"
+            mkdir -p ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/var/rootdirs/opt/software/metadata/{committed,available,deployed}
+            cp -a /instboot/patches/* ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/var/rootdirs/opt/software/metadata/deployed/
         fi
 
         # copy efi.img to /var/pxeboot to enable duplex/multinode subclouds