diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
index 63828336..124fbc0f 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/cdi/generate/generate.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type options struct {
 	format             string
 	deviceNameStrategy string
 	driverRoot         string
+	devRoot            string
 	nvidiaCTKPath      string
 	mode               string
 	vendor             string
@@ -101,6 +102,11 @@ func (m command) build() *cli.Command {
 			Value:       nvcdi.ModeAuto,
 			Destination: &opts.mode,
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "dev-root",
+			Usage:       "Specify the root where `/dev` is located. If this is not specified, the driver-root is assumed.",
+			Destination: &opts.devRoot,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "device-name-strategy",
 			Usage:       "Specify the strategy for generating device names. One of [index | uuid | type-index]",
@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ func (m command) generateSpec(opts *options) (spec.Interface, error) {
 	cdilib, err := nvcdi.New(
 		nvcdi.WithLogger(m.logger),
 		nvcdi.WithDriverRoot(opts.driverRoot),
+		nvcdi.WithDevRoot(opts.devRoot),
 		nvcdi.WithNVIDIACTKPath(opts.nvidiaCTKPath),
 		nvcdi.WithDeviceNamer(deviceNamer),
 		nvcdi.WithMode(opts.mode),