diff --git a/src/shared/switch-root.c b/src/shared/switch-root.c
index 17078c0490..070d5bd908 100644
--- a/src/shared/switch-root.c
+++ b/src/shared/switch-root.c
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ int switch_root(const char *new_root,
                 return 0;
         }
 
+        /* Make the new root directory a mount point if it isn't */
+        r = fd_make_mount_point(new_root_fd);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to make new root directory a mount point: %m");
+
         if (FLAGS_SET(flags, SWITCH_ROOT_DESTROY_OLD_ROOT)) {
                 istmp = fd_is_temporary_fs(old_root_fd);
                 if (istmp < 0)
diff --git a/src/shutdown/shutdown.c b/src/shutdown/shutdown.c
index cdf828616e..f8a9b0243a 100644
--- a/src/shutdown/shutdown.c
+++ b/src/shutdown/shutdown.c
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 }
 
 static int switch_root_initramfs(void) {
-        if (mount("/run/initramfs", "/run/initramfs", NULL, MS_BIND, NULL) < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to mount bind /run/initramfs on /run/initramfs: %m");
-
-        if (mount(NULL, "/run/initramfs", NULL, MS_PRIVATE, NULL) < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to make /run/initramfs private mount: %m");
-
         /* Do not detach the old root, because /run/initramfs/shutdown needs to access it.
          *
          * Disable sync() during switch-root, we after all sync'ed here plenty, and a dumb sync (as opposed