diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-container.scm b/gnu/system/linux-container.scm
index e6fd0f1315..415d6b9775 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-container.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-container.scm
@@ -291,4 +291,5 @@ (define items
                                                 lowered))
                                    (list "-c"
                                          (object->string
-                                          (lowered-gexp-sexp lowered))))))))))))
+                                          (lowered-gexp-sexp lowered))))))
+                  #:namespaces namespaces))))))