diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index 80e5d9d30c..3fb832d6fd 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -1705,7 +1705,12 @@ static bool exec_needs_mount_namespace(
             !strv_isempty(context->inaccessible_paths))
                 return true;
 
-        if (context->n_bind_mounts > 0)
+        if (context->n_bind_mounts > 0 ||
+            !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_RUNTIME].paths) ||
+            !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_STATE].paths) ||
+            !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_CACHE].paths) ||
+            !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_LOGS].paths) ||
+            !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_CONFIGURATION].paths))
                 return true;
 
         if (context->mount_flags != 0)
@@ -1725,13 +1730,6 @@ static bool exec_needs_mount_namespace(
         if (context->mount_apivfs && (context->root_image || context->root_directory))
                 return true;
 
-        if (context->dynamic_user &&
-            (!strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_RUNTIME].paths) ||
-             !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_STATE].paths) ||
-             !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_CACHE].paths) ||
-             !strv_isempty(context->directories[EXEC_DIRECTORY_LOGS].paths)))
-                return true;
-
         return false;
 }