diff --git a/osbuild/buildroot.py b/osbuild/buildroot.py
index 5b47d70..a0f654d 100644
--- a/osbuild/buildroot.py
+++ b/osbuild/buildroot.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class BuildRoot(contextlib.AbstractContextManager):
 
         # Import directories from the caller-provided root.
         imports = ["usr"]
-        if self.mount_boot:
+        if True:
             imports.insert(0, "boot")
 
         for p in imports:
diff --git a/osbuild/objectstore.py b/osbuild/objectstore.py
index 4a19ce9..1afd9cd 100644
--- a/osbuild/objectstore.py
+++ b/osbuild/objectstore.py
@@ -287,10 +287,13 @@ class HostTree:
         # with just /usr mounted from the host
         usr = os.path.join(root, "usr")
         os.makedirs(usr)
+        boot = os.path.join(root, "boot")
+        os.makedirs(boot)
 
         # ensure / is read-only
         mount(root, root)
         mount("/usr", usr)
+        mount("/boot", boot)
 
     @property
     def tree(self) -> os.PathLike: