diff --git a/mkarchroot b/mkarchroot
index c4844d1..9fd2022 100755
--- a/mkarchroot
+++ b/mkarchroot
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ function chroot_mount ()
     [ -e "${working_dir}/var/cache/pacman" ] || mkdir -p "${working_dir}/var/cache/pacman"
     mount -o bind /var/cache/pacman "${working_dir}/var/cache/pacman"
 
+    echo "copying mtab : /etc/mtab"
+    cp /etc/mtab "${working_dir}/etc/mtab"
+
     trap 'chroot_umount' 0 1 2 15
 }