diff --git a/pkg/mount/sharedsubtree_linux.go b/pkg/mount/sharedsubtree_linux.go
index 30a3f5b8f0..8a100f0bc8 100644
--- a/pkg/mount/sharedsubtree_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/mount/sharedsubtree_linux.go
@@ -48,16 +48,23 @@ func MakeRUnbindable(mountPoint string) error {
 	return ensureMountedAs(mountPoint, "runbindable")
 }
 
-func ensureMountedAs(mountPoint, options string) error {
-	mounted, err := Mounted(mountPoint)
+// MakeMount ensures that the file or directory given is a mount point,
+// bind mounting it to itself it case it is not.
+func MakeMount(mnt string) error {
+	mounted, err := Mounted(mnt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if mounted {
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	if !mounted {
-		if err := Mount(mountPoint, mountPoint, "none", "bind"); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	return Mount(mnt, mnt, "none", "bind")
+}
+
+func ensureMountedAs(mountPoint, options string) error {
+	if err := MakeMount(mountPoint); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return ForceMount("", mountPoint, "none", options)