diff --git a/pkg/util/mount/nsenter_mount.go b/pkg/util/mount/nsenter_mount.go
index 9be0e551d35..a5ccd89929b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/mount/nsenter_mount.go
+++ b/pkg/util/mount/nsenter_mount.go
@@ -175,8 +175,11 @@ func (n *NsenterMounter) IsLikelyNotMountPoint(file string) (bool, error) {
 		glog.V(5).Infof("findmnt: directory %s does not exist", file)
 		return true, err
 	}
-
-	args := []string{"--mount=/rootfs/proc/1/ns/mnt", "--", n.absHostPath("findmnt"), "-o", "target", "--noheadings", "--target", file}
+	// Add --first-only option: since we are testing for the absense of a mountpoint, it is sufficient to get only
+	// the first of multiple possible mountpoints using --first-only.
+	// Also add fstype output to make sure that the output of target file will give the full path
+	// TODO: Need more refactoring for this function. Track the solution with issue #26996
+	args := []string{"--mount=/rootfs/proc/1/ns/mnt", "--", n.absHostPath("findmnt"), "-o", "target,fstype", "--noheadings", "--first-only", "--target", file}
 	glog.V(5).Infof("findmnt command: %v %v", nsenterPath, args)
 
 	exec := exec.New()
@@ -188,13 +191,15 @@ func (n *NsenterMounter) IsLikelyNotMountPoint(file string) (bool, error) {
 		// It's safer to assume that it's not a mount point.
 		return true, nil
 	}
-	strOut := strings.TrimSuffix(string(out), "\n")
+	mountTarget := strings.Split(string(out), " ")[0]
+	mountTarget = strings.TrimSuffix(mountTarget, "\n")
+	glog.V(5).Infof("IsLikelyNotMountPoint findmnt output for path %s: %v:", file, mountTarget)
 
-	glog.V(5).Infof("IsLikelyNotMountPoint findmnt output for path %s: %v", file, strOut)
-	if strOut == file {
+	if mountTarget == file {
+		glog.V(5).Infof("IsLikelyNotMountPoint: %s is a mount point", file)
 		return false, nil
 	}
-
+	glog.V(5).Infof("IsLikelyNotMountPoint: %s is not a mount point", file)
 	return true, nil
 }