diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 58a3f1160ff..c7d29b0c887 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -1543,7 +1543,8 @@ static int mount_add_one(
                 if (r < 0)
                         goto fail;
 
-                if (!path_equal(where, "/")) {
+                if (!path_equal(where, "/") &&
+                    !path_equal(where, "/usr")) {
                         r = unit_add_dependency_by_name(u, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_UMOUNT_TARGET, NULL, true);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 goto fail;