diff --git a/lib/namespace b/lib/namespace
index 208465fcd..712da06c5 100644
--- a/lib/namespace
+++ b/lib/namespace
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # root
 mount -aC #s/boot /root $rootspec
 bind -a $rootdir /
-bind -c $rootdir/mnt /mnt
 
 # kernel devices
 bind #c /dev
@@ -12,14 +11,14 @@ bind -c #s /srv
 bind -q #σ /shr
 bind -a #¤ /dev
 
+# authentication
+mount -a /srv/factotum /mnt
+
 # mount points
 mount -a /srv/slashn /n
 mount -a /srv/slashmnt /mnt
 mount -a /srv/mntexport /mnt/exportfs
 
-# authentication
-mount -a /srv/factotum /mnt
-
 # standard bin
 bind /$cputype/bin /bin
 bind -a /rc/bin /bin
diff --git a/sys/man/4/namespace b/sys/man/4/namespace
index 43ca902a7..70c0c5826 100644
--- a/sys/man/4/namespace
+++ b/sys/man/4/namespace
@@ -384,10 +384,6 @@ which holds connections to file servers.
 .B /srv/boot
 The communication channel to the main file server for the machine.
 .TP
-.B /mnt/factotum
-Mount point for
-.IR factotum (4).
-.TP
 .B /mnt/wsys
 Mount point for the window system.
 .TP