diff --git a/kiwi_metainfo_helper b/kiwi_metainfo_helper
index 95aee5e..73a2a44 100644
--- a/kiwi_metainfo_helper
+++ b/kiwi_metainfo_helper
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if grep -q "%OS_" ${files[@]}; then
 	# Extract the content
 	tempdir=$(mktemp -d)
 	trap "rm -r ${tempdir}" EXIT
-	rpm2cpio "${relpkgs[0]}" | cpio -idD "${tempdir}"
+	rpm2cpio "${relpkgs[0]}" | (cd "${tempdir}" && cpio -id)
 
 	# And source it
 	[ -f "${tempdir}/usr/lib/os-release" ] && . "${tempdir}/usr/lib/os-release"
diff --git a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
index 24578f8..4da0780 100644
--- a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
+++ b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 15 13:08:03 UTC 2023 - Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.com>
+
+- cpio on SLE12 does not support -D option, emulate it.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  6 17:10:20 UTC 2022 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
index 6f97a7b..8a8e2f7 100644
--- a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
+++ b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed