diff --git a/scripts/packextras.py b/scripts/packextras.py
index 90ce9b7dd..29ed24225 100644
--- a/scripts/packextras.py
+++ b/scripts/packextras.py
@@ -1222,8 +1222,14 @@ def _collect_emulator_extras(
                 )
             continue
         if claimants is not None:
+            # Keyed as extra_region_key keys the extra that wins the path: a
+            # losing claim kept the bare path, and on RetroDECK (declared
+            # root bios/) verify --region listed Rustation's scph1002b.bin
+            # as packed while the builder had withdrawn bios/scph1002b.bin.
             claimants[(u.get("emulator", ""), u.get("name", ""), u.get("path") or "")] = (
-                sanitize_pack_path(placements[0][0])
+                prefixed_destination(
+                    sanitize_pack_path(placements[0][0]), declared_root(config)
+                )
             )
         for dest, full_dest in placements:
             candidates = [
diff --git a/tests/test_region_groups.py b/tests/test_region_groups.py
index 6330b1aca..0b11f6ba3 100644
--- a/tests/test_region_groups.py
+++ b/tests/test_region_groups.py
@@ -98,5 +98,37 @@ class TheGroupTakesThePlatformSpelling(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
 
+class ALosingClaimIsKeyedLikeTheWinner(unittest.TestCase):
+    """RetroDECK writes its BIOS under bios/. The extra that won a path was
+    keyed bios/scph1002b.bin, the losing claims bare scph1002b.bin, so verify
+    --region never matched them against the drops and listed Rustation's
+    copies as packed while the builder had withdrawn them."""
+
+    def test_a_losing_claim_carries_the_declared_root(self):
+        import os
+
+        from common import declared_root, load_database, load_emulator_profiles
+        from common import load_platform_config
+        from packextras import platform_region_groups
+
+        previous = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(REPO_ROOT)
+        self.addCleanup(os.chdir, previous)
+        config = load_platform_config("retrodeck", "platforms")
+        root = declared_root(config)
+        self.assertTrue(root)
+        _groups, claims = platform_region_groups(
+            config, config["systems"], "emulators", load_database("database.json"),
+            config.get("base_destination", ""), load_emulator_profiles("emulators"),
+        )
+        rustation = {
+            name: dest for (emulator, name, _path), dest in claims.items()
+            if emulator == "Rustation" and name.startswith("scph")
+        }
+        self.assertTrue(rustation)
+        for name, dest in rustation.items():
+            self.assertEqual(dest, f"{root}/{name}")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()