diff --git a/arc/setup/init/arc-create-data.conf b/arc/setup/init/arc-create-data.conf
index e78a4da..0c1999a 100644
--- a/arc/setup/init/arc-create-data.conf
+++ b/arc/setup/init/arc-create-data.conf
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
         "User home ${CHROMEOS_USER_HOME} does not exist"
       exit 1
     fi
-    mount --bind ${CHROMEOS_USER_HOME} /run/arcvm/userhome
+    mount --no-canonicalize --bind ${CHROMEOS_USER_HOME} /run/arcvm/userhome
     nsenter --mount=/run/namespaces/mnt_concierge \
-      -- mount --bind /run/arcvm/userhome ${CHROMEOS_USER_HOME}
+      -- mount --no-canonicalize --bind \
+               /run/arcvm/userhome ${CHROMEOS_USER_HOME}
     # Run arc-create-data in /run/namespaces/mnt_concierge. This namespace is
     # created by vm_concierge.conf, so Concierge must be running in order to
     # enter the namespace. This relies on ArcVmClientAdapter in Chrome to ensure