diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-instutil.c b/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-instutil.c
index 7b446e93..0770b1b2 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-instutil.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-instutil.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ot_admin_builtin_instutil (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GEr
 
       /* This will not return for some options (e.g. --version). */
       if (ostree_admin_option_context_parse (context, NULL, &argc, &argv,
-                                             OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_UNLOCKED,
+                                             OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_NO_SYSROOT,
                                              NULL, cancellable, error))
         {
           if (subcommand_name == NULL)
diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-builtin-admin.c b/src/ostree/ot-builtin-admin.c
index 16aaec03..ce0b2ffa 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-builtin-admin.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-builtin-admin.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ ostree_builtin_admin (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GError *
 
       /* This will not return for some options (e.g. --version). */
       if (ostree_admin_option_context_parse (context, NULL, &argc, &argv,
-                                             OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_NONE | OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_UNLOCKED,
+                                             OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_NO_SYSROOT,
                                              NULL, cancellable, error))
         {
           if (subcommand_name == NULL)
diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-main.c b/src/ostree/ot-main.c
index eda787b4..a6ddfe74 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-main.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-main.c
@@ -374,10 +374,11 @@ ostree_admin_option_context_parse (GOptionContext *context,
 
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (context, global_admin_entries, NULL);
 
-  if (!ostree_option_context_parse (context, main_entries, argc, argv, OSTREE_BUILTIN_FLAG_NO_REPO, NULL, cancellable, error))
+  if (!ostree_option_context_parse (context, main_entries, argc, argv,
+                                    OSTREE_BUILTIN_FLAG_NO_REPO, NULL, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (flags & OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_NO_SYSROOT)
+  if (!opt_print_current_dir && (flags & OSTREE_ADMIN_BUILTIN_FLAG_NO_SYSROOT))
     {
       g_assert_null (out_sysroot);
       /* Early return if no sysroot is requested */