diff --git a/internal/discover/char_devices.go b/internal/discover/char_devices.go
index b7503fcc..83f9d843 100644
--- a/internal/discover/char_devices.go
+++ b/internal/discover/char_devices.go
@@ -30,16 +30,14 @@ var _ Discover = (*charDevices)(nil)
 func NewCharDeviceDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, devices []string, root string) Discover {
 	locator := lookup.NewCharDeviceLocator(logger, root)
 
-	return NewDeviceDiscoverer(logger, locator, devices)
+	return NewDeviceDiscoverer(logger, locator, root, devices)
 }
 
 // NewDeviceDiscoverer creates a discoverer which locates the specified set of device nodes using the specified locator.
-func NewDeviceDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, locator lookup.Locator, devices []string) Discover {
-	return &charDevices{
-		logger:   logger,
-		lookup:   locator,
-		required: devices,
-	}
+func NewDeviceDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, locator lookup.Locator, root string, devices []string) Discover {
+	m := NewMounts(logger, locator, root, devices).(*mounts)
+
+	return (*charDevices)(m)
 }
 
 // Mounts returns the discovered mounts for the charDevices.
diff --git a/internal/discover/csv.go b/internal/discover/csv.go
index 64e5d25c..6235f44f 100644
--- a/internal/discover/csv.go
+++ b/internal/discover/csv.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func NewFromCSVFiles(logger *logrus.Logger, files []string, root string) (Discov
 		mountSpecs = append(mountSpecs, targets...)
 	}
 
-	return newFromMountSpecs(logger, locators, mountSpecs)
+	return newFromMountSpecs(logger, locators, root, mountSpecs)
 }
 
 // loadCSVFile loads the specified CSV file and returns the list of mount specs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func loadCSVFile(logger *logrus.Logger, filename string) ([]*csv.MountSpec, erro
 
 // newFromMountSpecs creates a discoverer for the CSV file. A logger is also supplied.
 // A list of csvDiscoverers is returned, with each being associated with a single MountSpecType.
-func newFromMountSpecs(logger *logrus.Logger, locators map[csv.MountSpecType]lookup.Locator, targets []*csv.MountSpec) (Discover, error) {
+func newFromMountSpecs(logger *logrus.Logger, locators map[csv.MountSpecType]lookup.Locator, root string, targets []*csv.MountSpec) (Discover, error) {
 	if len(targets) == 0 {
 		return &None{}, nil
 	}
@@ -95,13 +95,9 @@ func newFromMountSpecs(logger *logrus.Logger, locators map[csv.MountSpecType]loo
 		var m Discover
 		switch t {
 		case csv.MountSpecDev:
-			m = NewDeviceDiscoverer(logger, locator, candidatesByType[t])
+			m = NewDeviceDiscoverer(logger, locator, root, candidatesByType[t])
 		default:
-			m = &mounts{
-				logger:   logger,
-				lookup:   locator,
-				required: candidatesByType[t],
-			}
+			m = NewMounts(logger, locator, root, candidatesByType[t])
 		}
 		discoverers = append(discoverers, m)
 
diff --git a/internal/discover/csv_test.go b/internal/discover/csv_test.go
index b46f9509..f3c6dfeb 100644
--- a/internal/discover/csv_test.go
+++ b/internal/discover/csv_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func TestNewFromMountSpec(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		description        string
+		root               string
 		targets            []*csv.MountSpec
 		expectedError      error
 		expectedDiscoverer Discover
@@ -76,12 +77,50 @@ func TestNewFromMountSpec(t *testing.T) {
 						&mounts{
 							logger:   logger,
 							lookup:   locators["dev"],
+							root:     "/",
 							required: []string{"dev0", "dev1"},
 						},
 					),
 					&mounts{
 						logger:   logger,
 						lookup:   locators["lib"],
+						root:     "/",
+						required: []string{"lib0"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "sets root",
+			targets: []*csv.MountSpec{
+				{
+					Type: "dev",
+					Path: "dev0",
+				},
+				{
+					Type: "lib",
+					Path: "lib0",
+				},
+				{
+					Type: "dev",
+					Path: "dev1",
+				},
+			},
+			root: "/some/root",
+			expectedDiscoverer: &list{
+				discoverers: []Discover{
+					(*charDevices)(
+						&mounts{
+							logger:   logger,
+							lookup:   locators["dev"],
+							root:     "/some/root",
+							required: []string{"dev0", "dev1"},
+						},
+					),
+					&mounts{
+						logger:   logger,
+						lookup:   locators["lib"],
+						root:     "/some/root",
 						required: []string{"lib0"},
 					},
 				},
@@ -91,7 +130,7 @@ func TestNewFromMountSpec(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
-			discoverer, err := newFromMountSpecs(logger, locators, tc.targets)
+			discoverer, err := newFromMountSpecs(logger, locators, tc.root, tc.targets)
 			if tc.expectedError != nil {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 				return
diff --git a/internal/discover/gds.go b/internal/discover/gds.go
index fe11aa6d..dab2f735 100644
--- a/internal/discover/gds.go
+++ b/internal/discover/gds.go
@@ -36,17 +36,19 @@ func NewGDSDiscoverer(logger *logrus.Logger, root string) (Discover, error) {
 		root,
 	)
 
-	udev := &mounts{
-		logger:   logger,
-		lookup:   lookup.NewDirectoryLocator(logger, root),
-		required: []string{"/run/udev"},
-	}
+	udev := NewMounts(
+		logger,
+		lookup.NewDirectoryLocator(logger, root),
+		root,
+		[]string{"/run/udev"},
+	)
 
-	cufile := &mounts{
-		logger:   logger,
-		lookup:   lookup.NewFileLocator(logger, root),
-		required: []string{"/etc/cufile.json"},
-	}
+	cufile := NewMounts(
+		logger,
+		lookup.NewFileLocator(logger, root),
+		root,
+		[]string{"/etc/cufile.json"},
+	)
 
 	d := gdsDeviceDiscoverer{
 		logger:  logger,
diff --git a/internal/discover/mounts.go b/internal/discover/mounts.go
index 006c7d56..3c026aea 100644
--- a/internal/discover/mounts.go
+++ b/internal/discover/mounts.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package discover
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/lookup"
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ type mounts struct {
 	None
 	logger   *logrus.Logger
 	lookup   lookup.Locator
+	root     string
 	required []string
 	sync.Mutex
 	cache []Mount
@@ -38,6 +41,16 @@ type mounts struct {
 
 var _ Discover = (*mounts)(nil)
 
+// NewMounts creates a discoverer for the required mounts using the specified locator.
+func NewMounts(logger *logrus.Logger, lookup lookup.Locator, root string, required []string) Discover {
+	return &mounts{
+		logger:   logger,
+		lookup:   lookup,
+		root:     filepath.Join("/", root),
+		required: required,
+	}
+}
+
 func (d *mounts) Mounts() ([]Mount, error) {
 	if d.lookup == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no lookup defined")
@@ -71,11 +84,7 @@ func (d *mounts) Mounts() ([]Mount, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			r, err := d.lookup.Relative(p)
-			if err != nil {
-				d.logger.Warnf("Failed to get relative path of %v: %v", p, err)
-				continue
-			}
+			r := d.relativeTo(p)
 			if r == "" {
 				r = p
 			}
@@ -97,3 +106,12 @@ func (d *mounts) Mounts() ([]Mount, error) {
 
 	return d.cache, nil
 }
+
+// relativeTo returns the path relative to the root for the file locator
+func (d *mounts) relativeTo(path string) string {
+	if d.root == "/" {
+		return path
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(path, d.root)
+}
diff --git a/internal/discover/mounts_test.go b/internal/discover/mounts_test.go
index 6d8e3d20..ee5254ac 100644
--- a/internal/discover/mounts_test.go
+++ b/internal/discover/mounts_test.go
@@ -140,37 +140,14 @@ func TestMounts(t *testing.T) {
 			input: &mounts{
 				lookup: &lookup.LocatorMock{
 					LocateFunc: func(s string) ([]string, error) {
-						return []string{"located"}, nil
-					},
-					RelativeFunc: func(s string) (string, error) {
-						return "relative", nil
+						return []string{"/some/root/located"}, nil
 					},
 				},
+				root:     "/some/root",
 				required: []string{"required0", "multiple", "required1"},
 			},
 			expectedMounts: []Mount{
-				{Path: "relative", HostPath: "located"},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			description: "mounts skips relative error",
-			input: &mounts{
-				lookup: &lookup.LocatorMock{
-					LocateFunc: func(s string) ([]string, error) {
-						return []string{s}, nil
-					},
-					RelativeFunc: func(s string) (string, error) {
-						if s == "error" {
-							return "", fmt.Errorf("no relative path")
-						}
-						return "relative" + s, nil
-					},
-				},
-				required: []string{"required0", "error", "required1"},
-			},
-			expectedMounts: []Mount{
-				{Path: "relativerequired0", HostPath: "required0"},
-				{Path: "relativerequired1", HostPath: "required1"},
+				{Path: "/located", HostPath: "/some/root/located"},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/lookup/file.go b/internal/lookup/file.go
index 1283f0ae..ab52d03d 100644
--- a/internal/lookup/file.go
+++ b/internal/lookup/file.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 // prefixes. The validity of a file is determined by a filter function.
 type file struct {
 	logger   *log.Logger
-	root     string
 	prefixes []string
 	filter   func(string) error
 }
@@ -78,15 +77,6 @@ func (p file) Locate(pattern string) ([]string, error) {
 	return filenames, nil
 }
 
-// Relative returns the path relative to the root for the file locator
-func (p file) Relative(path string) (string, error) {
-	if p.root == "" || p.root == "/" {
-		return path, nil
-	}
-
-	return filepath.Rel(p.root, path)
-}
-
 // assertFile checks whether the specified path is a regular file
 func assertFile(filename string) error {
 	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
diff --git a/internal/lookup/locator.go b/internal/lookup/locator.go
index 76ade332..871e1b02 100644
--- a/internal/lookup/locator.go
+++ b/internal/lookup/locator.go
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ package lookup
 // Locator defines the interface for locating files on a system.
 type Locator interface {
 	Locate(string) ([]string, error)
-	Relative(string) (string, error)
 }