diff --git a/pbuilder-hookdir/C10shell b/pbuilder-hookdir/C10shell
index 9049e64..d2ab831 100755
--- a/pbuilder-hookdir/C10shell
+++ b/pbuilder-hookdir/C10shell
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if ! [ -d /var/cache/pbuilder/build/ ] ; then
   cat >&2 <<EOF
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
   │  Error: could not access /var/cache/pbuilder/build/ - missing in bindmount?  │
+  │  Please make sure /var/cache/pbuilder/build is included in USER_BINDMOUNTS   │
   └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 EOF
   exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/build-and-provide-package b/scripts/build-and-provide-package
index e240ca0..6adf20a 100755
--- a/scripts/build-and-provide-package
+++ b/scripts/build-and-provide-package
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ cowbuilder_run() {
   echo "*** cowbuilder build phase for arch $architecture ***"
   mkdir -p "$WORKSPACE"/binaries/ /tmp/apt-$$
 
-  local BINDMOUNTS="/tmp/apt-$$ /var/cache/pbuilder/build ${USER_BINDMOUNTS:-}"
+  local BINDMOUNTS="/tmp/apt-$$ ${USER_BINDMOUNTS:-}"
 
   # make sure we build arch specific packages only when necessary
   identify_build_type