diff --git a/src/bin/nydusd/service_controller.rs b/src/bin/nydusd/service_controller.rs
index 98799915bcb..05ff949357b 100644
--- a/src/bin/nydusd/service_controller.rs
+++ b/src/bin/nydusd/service_controller.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ pub fn create_daemon(subargs: &SubCmdArgs, bti: BuildTimeInfo) -> Result<Arc<dyn
     let daemon = Arc::new(service_controller);
     let machine = DaemonStateMachineContext::new(daemon.clone(), from_client, to_client);
     machine.kick_state_machine()?;
+    daemon
+        .on_event(DaemonStateMachineInput::Mount)
+        .map_err(|e| eother!(e))?;
     daemon
         .on_event(DaemonStateMachineInput::Start)
         .map_err(|e| eother!(e))?;
diff --git a/src/bin/nydusd/virtiofs.rs b/src/bin/nydusd/virtiofs.rs
index f9cdd9b0f2b..5e05b9f98d5 100644
--- a/src/bin/nydusd/virtiofs.rs
+++ b/src/bin/nydusd/virtiofs.rs
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ pub fn create_virtiofs_daemon(
     if let Some(cmd) = mount_cmd {
         daemon.service.mount(cmd)?;
     }
+    daemon
+        .on_event(DaemonStateMachineInput::Mount)
+        .map_err(|e| eother!(e))?;
     daemon
         .on_event(DaemonStateMachineInput::Start)
         .map_err(|e| eother!(e))?;