diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c718ea64..0d2b228f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_INIT([flatpak-builder],
 
 GLIB_REQS=2.44
 OSTREE_REQS=2017.10
-FLATPAK_REQS=0.9.9
+FLATPAK_REQS=0.9.13
 
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
diff --git a/src/builder-manifest.c b/src/builder-manifest.c
index 75ddea9b..2bcb70b6 100644
--- a/src/builder-manifest.c
+++ b/src/builder-manifest.c
@@ -3252,6 +3252,7 @@ builder_manifest_run (BuilderManifest *self,
   g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup ("flatpak"));
   g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup ("build"));
   g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup ("--die-with-parent"));
+  g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup ("--with-appdir"));
 
   build_dir_path = g_file_get_path (builder_context_get_build_dir (context));
   g_ptr_array_add (args, g_strdup_printf ("--bind-mount=/run/%s=%s",