diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index 45c136985e..223fb2e12e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ func DefineCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, cf *entities.ContainerCreateOptions,
 		_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(pidFileFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
 
 		chrootDirsFlagName := "chrootdirs"
-		createFlags.StringSliceVar(
+		createFlags.StringArrayVar(
 			&cf.ChrootDirs,
 			chrootDirsFlagName, []string{},
 			"Chroot directories inside the container",
diff --git a/test/e2e/create_test.go b/test/e2e/create_test.go
index 8d777647e6..df753ce461 100644
--- a/test/e2e/create_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/create_test.go
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("podman create --chrootdirs functionality test", func() {
-		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "-t", "--chrootdirs", "/var/local/qwerty", ALPINE, "/bin/cat"})
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "-t", "--chrootdirs", "/var/local/qwerty,withcomma", ALPINE, "/bin/cat"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
 		ctrID := session.OutputToString()
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman create", func() {
 		setup.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(setup).Should(ExitCleanly())
 
-		setup = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"exec", ctrID, "cmp", "/etc/resolv.conf", "/var/local/qwerty/etc/resolv.conf"})
+		setup = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"exec", ctrID, "cmp", "/etc/resolv.conf", "/var/local/qwerty,withcomma/etc/resolv.conf"})
 		setup.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(setup).Should(ExitCleanly())
 	})