diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-chroot-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-chroot-helper.sh.in
index 2e592b221a5..0b19356a8ad 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-chroot-helper.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-chroot-helper.sh.in
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ umount_chroot_fs()
 {
 	local fs dir cnt
 
-	if [ -f ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/.xbps_chroot_working ]; then
-		return 0
-	fi
-
 	for fs in ${REQFS}; do
 		[ ! -f ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/.${fs}_mount_bind_done ] && continue
 		cnt=$(cat ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/.${fs}_mount_bind_done)