diff --git a/triggers/initramfs-tools b/triggers/initramfs-tools
index a2e1e10951f..9d25d563243 100755
--- a/triggers/initramfs-tools
+++ b/triggers/initramfs-tools
@@ -21,19 +21,11 @@ run)
 
 	echo "Running $trigger trigger..."
 
-	if [ "$(pwd)" = "/" ]; then
-		mntproc_cmd="mount -t proc proc /proc"
-		umntproc_cmd="umount /proc"
-		mntsys_cmd="mount -t sysfs none /sys"
-		umntsys_cmd="umount /sys"
-		initramfs_cmd="update-initramfs"
-	else
-		mntproc_cmd="chroot . mount -t proc proc ./proc"
-		umntproc_cmd="chroot . umount ./proc"
-		mntsys_cmd="chroot . mount -t sysfs none ./sys"
-		umntsys_cmd="chroot . umount ./sys"
-		initramfs_cmd="chroot . update-initramfs"
-	fi
+	mntproc_cmd="mount -t proc proc /proc"
+	umntproc_cmd="umount /proc"
+	mntsys_cmd="mount -t sysfs none /sys"
+	umntsys_cmd="umount /sys"
+	initramfs_cmd="update-initramfs"
 
 	if [ "$3" = "kernel" -a ! -f ./var/lib/initramfs-tools/$4 ]; then
 		initramfs_cmd="$initramfs_cmd -c -k $4"
diff --git a/triggers/x11-fonts b/triggers/x11-fonts
index 88d5b27e516..2bf749883f9 100755
--- a/triggers/x11-fonts
+++ b/triggers/x11-fonts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ run)
 			echo "Building ${dir}/fonts.scale..."
 			${mkfontscale} .${dir} || exit $?
 			echo "Updating fontconfig's cache..."
-			chroot . ${fccache} .${dir} 2>/dev/null
+			${fccache} .${dir} 2>/dev/null
 		done
 		;;
 	pre-remove)