diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
index 9be56b323d..9bbfa4bacd 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   loop:
     - '/opt/dib_tmp'
     - '/opt/dib_cache'
+    - '/opt/dib_containers'
     - '/opt/nodepool_dib'
     - '/var/log/nodepool/builds'
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 0fa7f3c24e..5ac6ca8a40 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 version: '2'
+
 services:
   nodepool-builder:
     image: docker.io/zuul/nodepool-builder:{{ nodepool_builder_container_tag|default('latest') }}
@@ -30,3 +31,6 @@ services:
       - /opt/nodepool_dib:/opt/nodepool_dib:rw
       # logs (builder + dib build logs under /build)
       - /var/log/nodepool:/var/log/nodepool:rw
+      # for the containerfile element/podman; it needs a non-overlayfs
+      # mounted here.
+      - /opt/dib_containers:/var/lib/containers