diff --git a/src/home/homework-directory.c b/src/home/homework-directory.c
index 8f2f512b1bb..876dbd1baad 100644
--- a/src/home/homework-directory.c
+++ b/src/home/homework-directory.c
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ int home_activate_directory(
         return 0;
 }
 
-int home_create_directory_or_subvolume(UserRecord *h, UserRecord **ret_home) {
+int home_create_directory_or_subvolume(UserRecord *h, HomeSetup *setup, UserRecord **ret_home) {
         _cleanup_(rm_rf_subvolume_and_freep) char *temporary = NULL;
         _cleanup_(user_record_unrefp) UserRecord *new_home = NULL;
-        _cleanup_close_ int root_fd = -1;
         _cleanup_free_ char *d = NULL;
         const char *ip;
         int r;
 
         assert(h);
         assert(IN_SET(user_record_storage(h), USER_DIRECTORY, USER_SUBVOLUME));
+        assert(setup);
         assert(ret_home);
 
         assert_se(ip = user_record_image_path(h));
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ int home_create_directory_or_subvolume(UserRecord *h, UserRecord **ret_home) {
 
         temporary = TAKE_PTR(d); /* Needs to be destroyed now */
 
-        root_fd = open(temporary, O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC|O_DIRECTORY|O_NOFOLLOW);
-        if (root_fd < 0)
+        setup->root_fd = open(temporary, O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC|O_DIRECTORY|O_NOFOLLOW);
+        if (setup->root_fd < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to open temporary home directory: %m");
 
-        r = home_populate(h, root_fd);
+        r = home_populate(h, setup->root_fd);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = home_sync_and_statfs(root_fd, NULL);
+        r = home_sync_and_statfs(setup->root_fd, NULL);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/home/homework-directory.h b/src/home/homework-directory.h
index 98b18047748..92cc755546c 100644
--- a/src/home/homework-directory.h
+++ b/src/home/homework-directory.h
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 int home_setup_directory(UserRecord *h, HomeSetup *setup);
 int home_activate_directory(UserRecord *h, HomeSetup *setup, PasswordCache *cache, UserRecord **ret_home);
-int home_create_directory_or_subvolume(UserRecord *h, UserRecord **ret_home);
+int home_create_directory_or_subvolume(UserRecord *h, HomeSetup *setup, UserRecord **ret_home);
 int home_resize_directory(UserRecord *h, HomeSetupFlags flags, PasswordCache *cache, HomeSetup *setup, UserRecord **ret_home);
diff --git a/src/home/homework.c b/src/home/homework.c
index f0ef2def7c5..e739ba93341 100644
--- a/src/home/homework.c
+++ b/src/home/homework.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static int home_create(UserRecord *h, UserRecord **ret_home) {
 
         case USER_DIRECTORY:
         case USER_SUBVOLUME:
-                r = home_create_directory_or_subvolume(h, &new_home);
+                r = home_create_directory_or_subvolume(h, &setup, &new_home);
                 break;
 
         case USER_FSCRYPT: