diff --git a/syschdemd.nix b/syschdemd.nix
index 90648b9b..894f1bdc 100644
--- a/syschdemd.nix
+++ b/syschdemd.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pkgs.substituteAll {
   fsPackagesPath = lib.makeBinPath config.system.fsPackages;
 
   systemdWrapper = pkgs.writeShellScript "systemd-wrapper.sh" ''
-    mount -t binfmt_misc binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
+    mount -t binfmt_misc binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc || true
     exec systemd
   '';
 }
diff --git a/syschdemd.sh b/syschdemd.sh
index 5ab1ec36..e8c7edbd 100644
--- a/syschdemd.sh
+++ b/syschdemd.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ ! -e "/run/current-system" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e "/run/systemd.pid" ]; then
-    @wrapperDir@/umount /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
+    @wrapperDir@/umount /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc || true
 
     PATH=/run/current-system/systemd/lib/systemd:@fsPackagesPath@ \
         LOCALE_ARCHIVE=/run/current-system/sw/lib/locale/locale-archive \