diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 6e42176c095..dfed691c43f 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -409,9 +409,13 @@ static bool mount_is_extrinsic(Mount *m) {
         if (!MANAGER_IS_SYSTEM(UNIT(m)->manager)) /* We only automatically manage mounts if we are in system mode */
                 return true;
 
+        if (UNIT(m)->perpetual) /* All perpetual units never change state */
+                return true;
+
         if (PATH_IN_SET(m->where,  /* Don't bother with the OS data itself */
-                        "/",
-                        "/usr"))
+                        "/",       /* (strictly speaking redundant: should already be covered by the perpetual flag check above) */
+                        "/usr",
+                        "/etc"))
                 return true;
 
         if (PATH_STARTSWITH_SET(m->where,
@@ -546,6 +550,32 @@ static int mount_verify(Mount *m) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+static int mount_add_non_exec_dependencies(Mount *m) {
+        int r;
+        assert(m);
+
+        /* Adds in all dependencies directly responsible for ordering the mount, as opposed to dependencies
+         * resulting from the ExecContext and such. */
+
+        r = mount_add_device_dependencies(m);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = mount_add_mount_dependencies(m);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = mount_add_quota_dependencies(m);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        r = mount_add_default_dependencies(m);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static int mount_add_extras(Mount *m) {
         Unit *u = UNIT(m);
         int r;
@@ -573,18 +603,6 @@ static int mount_add_extras(Mount *m) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        r = mount_add_device_dependencies(m);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        r = mount_add_mount_dependencies(m);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        r = mount_add_quota_dependencies(m);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
         r = unit_patch_contexts(u);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
@@ -597,7 +615,7 @@ static int mount_add_extras(Mount *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = mount_add_default_dependencies(m);
+        r = mount_add_non_exec_dependencies(m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
@@ -1570,7 +1588,7 @@ static int mount_setup_existing_unit(
 
                 unit_remove_dependencies(u, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_MOUNTINFO_IMPLICIT);
 
-                r = mount_add_extras(MOUNT(u));
+                r = mount_add_non_exec_dependencies(MOUNT(u));
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }