diff --git a/attic/testsuite/__init__.py b/attic/testsuite/__init__.py
index f21ad76d7..b35b966cb 100644
--- a/attic/testsuite/__init__.py
+++ b/attic/testsuite/__init__.py
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ def _assert_dirs_equal_cmp(self, diff, fuse=False):
     def wait_for_mount(self, path, timeout=5):
         """Wait until a filesystem is mounted on `path`
         """
-        parent_dev = os.stat(os.path.dirname(path)).st_dev
         timeout += time.time()
         while timeout > time.time():
-            if os.stat(path).st_dev != parent_dev:
+            if os.path.ismount(path):
                 return
             time.sleep(.1)
         raise Exception('wait_for_mount(%s) timeout' % path)