diff --git a/image/rootfs.go b/image/rootfs.go
index 84843e10c6..f73a0660fa 100644
--- a/image/rootfs.go
+++ b/image/rootfs.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ func (r *RootFS) Append(id layer.DiffID) {
 func (r *RootFS) Clone() *RootFS {
 	newRoot := NewRootFS()
 	newRoot.Type = r.Type
-	newRoot.DiffIDs = append(r.DiffIDs)
+	newRoot.DiffIDs = make([]layer.DiffID, len(r.DiffIDs))
+	copy(newRoot.DiffIDs, r.DiffIDs)
 	return newRoot
 }