diff --git a/mounts/org.osbuild.ostree.deployment b/mounts/org.osbuild.ostree.deployment
index 9046fb05..f23a44da 100755
--- a/mounts/org.osbuild.ostree.deployment
+++ b/mounts/org.osbuild.ostree.deployment
@@ -105,22 +105,22 @@ class OSTreeDeploymentMount(mounts.MountService):
         #                                              - `mount(8)`
         self.bind_mount(tree, tree)
 
-        root = ostree.deployment_path(tree, osname, ref, serial)
+        deploy_root = ostree.deployment_path(tree, osname, ref, serial)
 
-        print(f"Deployment root at '{os.path.relpath(root, tree)}'")
+        print(f"Deployment root at '{os.path.relpath(deploy_root, tree)}'")
 
         var = os.path.join(tree, "ostree", "deploy", osname, "var")
         boot = os.path.join(tree, "boot")
 
-        self.mountpoint = root
-        self.bind_mount(root, root)  # prepare to move it later
+        self.mountpoint = deploy_root
+        self.bind_mount(deploy_root, deploy_root)  # prepare to move it later
 
-        self.bind_mount(tree, os.path.join(root, "sysroot"))
-        self.bind_mount(var, os.path.join(root, "var"))
-        self.bind_mount(boot, os.path.join(root, "boot"))
+        self.bind_mount(tree, os.path.join(deploy_root, "sysroot"))
+        self.bind_mount(var, os.path.join(deploy_root, "var"))
+        self.bind_mount(boot, os.path.join(deploy_root, "boot"))
 
         subprocess.run([
-            "mount", "--move", root, tree,
+            "mount", "--move", deploy_root, tree,
         ], check=True)
 
         self.mountpoint = tree