diff --git a/crates/initramfs/src/mount.rs b/crates/initramfs/src/mount.rs
index b4f2a4d8..5dea8c9d 100644
--- a/crates/initramfs/src/mount.rs
+++ b/crates/initramfs/src/mount.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn setup_root(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
 
     // etc + var
     let state = open_dir(open_dir(&sysroot, "state/deploy")?, image.to_hex())?;
-    mount_subdir(&new_root, &state, "etc", config.etc, MountType::Overlay)?;
+    mount_subdir(&new_root, &state, "etc", config.etc, MountType::Bind)?;
     mount_subdir(&new_root, &state, "var", config.var, MountType::Bind)?;
 
     if cfg!(not(feature = "pre-6.15")) {