diff --git a/create-vmachine.sh b/create-vmachine.sh
index ef64447..0a86287 100755
--- a/create-vmachine.sh
+++ b/create-vmachine.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ EOF
 echo "Creating read-only root filesystem compatibility symlinks..."
 rm -f "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/{resolv,ntp}.conf
 rm -f "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/mtab
-ln -s /proc/mounts "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/mtab
+ln -s /proc/self/mounts "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/mtab
 ln -s /run/resolv.conf "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/resolv.conf
 ln -s /run/ntp.conf "${MOUNTPOINT}"/etc/ntp.conf