diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/mount.go b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/mount.go
index eff0f781bf..8d6c99195e 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/mount.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2/mount.go
@@ -4,94 +4,28 @@
 package overlay2 // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/overlay2"
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/reexec"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	reexec.Register("docker-mountfrom", mountFromMain)
-}
-
-func fatal(err error) {
-	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err)
-	os.Exit(1)
-}
-
-type mountOptions struct {
-	Device string
-	Target string
-	Type   string
-	Label  string
-	Flag   uint32
-}
-
 func mountFrom(dir, device, target, mType string, flags uintptr, label string) error {
-	options := &mountOptions{
-		Device: device,
-		Target: target,
-		Type:   mType,
-		Flag:   uint32(flags),
-		Label:  label,
-	}
+	chErr := make(chan error, 1)
 
-	cmd := reexec.Command("docker-mountfrom", dir)
-	w, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mountfrom error on pipe creation: %v", err)
-	}
+	go func() {
+		runtime.LockOSThread()
+		// Do not unlock this thread as the thread state cannot be restored
+		// We do not want go to re-use this thread for anything else.
 
-	output := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	cmd.Stdout = output
-	cmd.Stderr = output
-
-	// reexec.Command() sets cmd.SysProcAttr.Pdeathsig on Linux, which
-	// causes the started process to be signaled when the creating OS thread
-	// dies. Ensure that the reexec is not prematurely signaled. See
-	// https://go.dev/issue/27505 for more information.
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
-	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		w.Close()
-		return fmt.Errorf("mountfrom error on re-exec cmd: %v", err)
-	}
-	// write the options to the pipe for the untar exec to read
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(options); err != nil {
-		w.Close()
-		return fmt.Errorf("mountfrom json encode to pipe failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	w.Close()
-
-	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mountfrom re-exec error: %v: output: %v", err, output)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// mountfromMain is the entry-point for docker-mountfrom on re-exec.
-func mountFromMain() {
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	var options *mountOptions
-
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(os.Stdin).Decode(&options); err != nil {
-		fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if err := os.Chdir(flag.Arg(0)); err != nil {
-		fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if err := unix.Mount(options.Device, options.Target, options.Type, uintptr(options.Flag), options.Label); err != nil {
-		fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	os.Exit(0)
+		if err := unix.Unshare(unix.CLONE_FS); err != nil {
+			chErr <- err
+			return
+		}
+		if err := unix.Chdir(dir); err != nil {
+			chErr <- err
+			return
+		}
+		chErr <- unix.Mount(device, target, mType, flags, label)
+	}()
+	return <-chErr
 }