diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index b6c5c965..86538bb6 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	 */
 	chdir("/");
 	umask(0);
-	mount("none", "/proc", "proc", 0, NULL);
-	mount("none", "/sys", "sysfs", 0, NULL);
+	if (mount("none", "/proc", "proc", 0, NULL))
+		_pe("Failed mounting /proc");
+	if (mount("none", "/sys", "sysfs", 0, NULL))
+		_pe("Failed mounting /sysfs");
 	if (fisdir("/proc/bus/usb"))
 		mount("none", "/proc/bus/usb", "usbfs", 0, NULL);