diff --git a/sys/lib/newuser b/sys/lib/newuser
index 38c6072d7..147fb545d 100755
--- a/sys/lib/newuser
+++ b/sys/lib/newuser
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ x='$'
 mkdir bin bin/rc bin/mips bin/386 bin/power bin/arm
 mkdir lib tmp
 chmod +t tmp
-# try to create tmp space on other
-mount -C /srv/cwfs /n/other other >/dev/null >[2=1] && \
-	mkdir -m 775 /n/other/usr/$user >/dev/null >[2=1] && \
-	mkdir -m 750 /n/other/usr/$user/tmp >/dev/null >[2=1] && \
-	bind -c /n/other/usr/$user/tmp $home/tmp
+bind -qc /n/other/usr/$user/tmp $home/tmp
 bind -c $home/tmp /tmp
 
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