diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 16d68f2..05f789d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ mount --bind  /dev/pts "$ROOTFS_DIR/dev/pts"
 mount -t proc /proc    "$ROOTFS_DIR/proc"
 mount --bind  /sys     "$ROOTFS_DIR/sys"
 
+##
+# Add /etc/mtab
+#
+ln -nsf /proc/mounts "$ROOTFS_DIR/etc/mtab"
+
 ##
 # Prevent services to start after package installation in chroot environment.
 #
@@ -411,8 +416,6 @@ rm -f "$MOUNT_DIR/var/lib/dpkg/*-old"
 
 rm -f "$MOUNT_DIR/usr/share/icons/*/icon-theme.cache"
 
-ln -nsf /proc/mounts "$MOUNT_DIR/etc/mtab"
-
 for _FILE in $(find "$MOUNT_DIR/var/log/" -type f); do
   true > "$_FILE"
 done