diff --git a/runsc/boot/vfs.go b/runsc/boot/vfs.go
index 1a1d64de9..bf64bc72c 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/vfs.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/vfs.go
@@ -253,9 +253,10 @@ func compileMounts(spec *specs.Spec, conf *config.Config) []specs.Mount {
 }
 
 // goferMountData creates a slice of gofer mount data.
-func goferMountData(fd int, fa config.FileAccessType) []string {
+func goferMountData(fd int, fa config.FileAccessType, dstPath string) []string {
 	opts := []string{
 		"trans=fd",
+		"aname=" + dstPath,
 		"rfdno=" + strconv.Itoa(fd),
 		"wfdno=" + strconv.Itoa(fd),
 	}
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) mountAll(conf *config.Config, procArgs *kernel.Create
 // createMountNamespace creates the container's root mount and namespace.
 func (c *containerMounter) createMountNamespace(ctx context.Context, conf *config.Config, creds *auth.Credentials) (*vfs.MountNamespace, error) {
 	fd := c.fds.remove()
-	data := goferMountData(fd, conf.FileAccess)
+	data := goferMountData(fd, conf.FileAccess, "/")
 
 	// We can't check for overlayfs here because sandbox is chroot'ed and gofer
 	// can only send mount options for specs.Mounts (specs.Root is missing
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) getMountNameAndOptions(conf *config.Config, m *mountA
 			// but unlikely to be correct in this context.
 			return "", nil, false, fmt.Errorf("gofer mount requires a connection FD")
 		}
-		data = goferMountData(m.fd, c.getMountAccessType(conf, m.mount))
+		data = goferMountData(m.fd, c.getMountAccessType(conf, m.mount), m.mount.Destination)
 		internalData = gofer.InternalFilesystemOptions{
 			UniqueID: m.mount.Destination,
 		}
diff --git a/runsc/cmd/gofer.go b/runsc/cmd/gofer.go
index e9409bb80..a28d3a7c0 100644
--- a/runsc/cmd/gofer.go
+++ b/runsc/cmd/gofer.go
@@ -246,9 +246,8 @@ func newSocket(ioFD int) *unet.Socket {
 
 func (g *Gofer) serve(spec *specs.Spec, conf *config.Config, root string) subcommands.ExitStatus {
 	type connectionConfig struct {
-		sock      *unet.Socket
-		mountPath string
-		readonly  bool
+		sock     *unet.Socket
+		readonly bool
 	}
 	cfgs := make([]connectionConfig, 0, len(spec.Mounts)+1)
 	server := fsgofer.NewLisafsServer(fsgofer.Config{
@@ -261,9 +260,8 @@ func (g *Gofer) serve(spec *specs.Spec, conf *config.Config, root string) subcom
 
 	// Start with root mount, then add any other additional mount as needed.
 	cfgs = append(cfgs, connectionConfig{
-		sock:      newSocket(g.ioFDs[0]),
-		mountPath: "/", // fsgofer process is always chroot()ed. So serve root.
-		readonly:  spec.Root.Readonly || overlay2.RootMount,
+		sock:     newSocket(g.ioFDs[0]),
+		readonly: spec.Root.Readonly || overlay2.RootMount,
 	})
 	log.Infof("Serving %q mapped to %q on FD %d (ro: %t)", "/", root, g.ioFDs[0], cfgs[0].readonly)
 
@@ -281,9 +279,8 @@ func (g *Gofer) serve(spec *specs.Spec, conf *config.Config, root string) subcom
 		}
 
 		cfgs = append(cfgs, connectionConfig{
-			sock:      newSocket(g.ioFDs[mountIdx]),
-			mountPath: m.Destination,
-			readonly:  isReadonlyMount(m.Options) || overlay2.SubMounts,
+			sock:     newSocket(g.ioFDs[mountIdx]),
+			readonly: isReadonlyMount(m.Options) || overlay2.SubMounts,
 		})
 
 		log.Infof("Serving %q mapped on FD %d (ro: %t)", m.Destination, g.ioFDs[mountIdx], cfgs[mountIdx].readonly)
@@ -296,7 +293,9 @@ func (g *Gofer) serve(spec *specs.Spec, conf *config.Config, root string) subcom
 	cfgs = cfgs[:mountIdx]
 
 	for _, cfg := range cfgs {
-		conn, err := server.CreateConnection(cfg.sock, cfg.mountPath, cfg.readonly)
+		// fsgofer process is always chroot()ed. So we can serve root. The gofer
+		// client should walk to the right mount point from the root.
+		conn, err := server.CreateConnection(cfg.sock, "/", cfg.readonly)
 		if err != nil {
 			util.Fatalf("starting connection on FD %d for gofer mount failed: %v", cfg.sock.FD(), err)
 		}