diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.c b/src/lxc/conf.c
index 39bcdb1ee..9e5069239 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.c
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ static int lxc_setup_ttys(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 	struct lxc_rootfs *rootfs = &conf->rootfs;
 	const struct lxc_tty_info *ttys = &conf->ttys;
 	char *ttydir = ttys->dir;
+	char tty_source[LXC_PROC_PID_FD_LEN], tty_target[LXC_PROC_PID_FD_LEN];
 
 	if (!conf->rootfs.path)
 		return 0;
@@ -1002,7 +1003,15 @@ static int lxc_setup_ttys(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 						    PROTECT_LOOKUP_BENEATH_XDEV, 0,
 						    false);
 			} else {
-				ret = mount(tty->name, rootfs->buf, "none", MS_BIND, 0);
+				ret = strnprintf(tty_source, sizeof(tty_source), "/proc/self/fd/%d", tty->pty);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+
+				ret = strnprintf(tty_target, sizeof(tty_target), "/proc/self/fd/%d", fd_to);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+
+				ret = mount(tty_source, tty_target, "none", MS_BIND, 0);
 			}
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return log_error_errno(-errno, errno,
@@ -1037,11 +1046,15 @@ static int lxc_setup_ttys(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 						    PROTECT_LOOKUP_BENEATH, 0,
 						    false);
 			} else {
-				ret = strnprintf(rootfs->buf, sizeof(rootfs->buf), "/dev/tty%d", i + 1);
+				ret = strnprintf(tty_source, sizeof(tty_source), "/proc/self/fd/%d", tty->pty);
 				if (ret < 0)
-					return ret_errno(-EIO);
+					return ret;
 
-				ret = mount(tty->name, rootfs->buf, "none", MS_BIND, 0);
+				ret = strnprintf(tty_target, sizeof(tty_target), "/proc/self/fd/%d", fd_to);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+
+				ret = mount(tty_source, tty_target, "none", MS_BIND, 0);
 			}
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return log_error_errno(-errno, errno,
@@ -1076,33 +1089,12 @@ static int lxc_allocate_ttys(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < conf->ttys.max; i++) {
 		struct lxc_terminal_info *tty = &ttys->tty[i];
 
-		tty->ptx = -EBADF;
-		tty->pty = -EBADF;
-		ret = openpty(&tty->ptx, &tty->pty, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		ret = lxc_devpts_terminal(conf->devpts_fd, conf, &tty->ptx, &tty->pty, tty->name);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			conf->ttys.max = i;
-			return log_error_errno(-ENOTTY, ENOTTY, "Failed to create tty %zu", i);
+			return syserror_set(-ENOTTY, "Failed to create tty %zu", i);
 		}
-
-		ret = ttyname_r(tty->pty, tty->name, sizeof(tty->name));
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			conf->ttys.max = i;
-			return log_error_errno(-ENOTTY, ENOTTY, "Failed to retrieve name of tty %zu pty", i);
-		}
-
 		DEBUG("Created tty with ptx fd %d and pty fd %d", tty->ptx, tty->pty);
-
-		/* Prevent leaking the file descriptors to the container */
-		ret = fd_cloexec(tty->ptx, true);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			SYSWARN("Failed to set FD_CLOEXEC flag on ptx fd %d of tty device \"%s\"",
-				tty->ptx, tty->name);
-
-		ret = fd_cloexec(tty->pty, true);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			SYSWARN("Failed to set FD_CLOEXEC flag on pty fd %d of tty device \"%s\"",
-				tty->pty, tty->name);
-
 		tty->busy = -1;
 	}
 
@@ -4228,6 +4220,10 @@ int lxc_setup(struct lxc_handler *handler)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return log_error(-1, "Failed to setup console");
 
+	ret = lxc_create_ttys(handler);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return log_error(-1, "Failed to create ttys");
+
 	ret = lxc_setup_dev_symlinks(&lxc_conf->rootfs);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return log_error(-1, "Failed to setup \"/dev\" symlinks");
@@ -4240,10 +4236,6 @@ int lxc_setup(struct lxc_handler *handler)
 	if (lxc_conf->autodev > 0)
 		(void)lxc_setup_boot_id();
 
-	ret = lxc_create_ttys(handler);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
-
 	ret = setup_personality(lxc_conf->personality);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return syserror("Failed to set personality");
diff --git a/src/lxc/terminal.c b/src/lxc/terminal.c
index 2f495bc62..312584640 100644
--- a/src/lxc/terminal.c
+++ b/src/lxc/terminal.c
@@ -909,34 +909,27 @@ err:
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int lxc_terminal_create_native(const char *name, const char *lxcpath,
-				      struct lxc_conf *conf,
-				      struct lxc_terminal *terminal)
+int lxc_devpts_terminal(int devpts_fd, struct lxc_conf *conf,
+			int *ret_ptx, int *ret_pty, char buf[static PATH_MAX])
 {
-	__do_close int devpts_fd = -EBADF, fd_pty = -EBADF;
+	__do_close int fd_ptx = -EBADF, fd_opath_pty = -EBADF, fd_pty = -EBADF;
 	int pty_nr = -1;
 	int ret;
 
-	devpts_fd = lxc_cmd_get_devpts_fd(name, lxcpath);
-	if (devpts_fd < 0)
-		return log_error_errno(-1, errno, "Failed to receive devpts fd");
-
-	terminal->ptx = open_beneath(devpts_fd, "ptmx", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
-	if (terminal->ptx < 0) {
+	fd_ptx = open_beneath(devpts_fd, "ptmx", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd_ptx < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOSPC)
 			return systrace("Exceeded number of allocatable terminals");
 
 		return syserror("Failed to open terminal multiplexer device");
 	}
 
-	ret = unlockpt(terminal->ptx);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		SYSWARN("Failed to unlock multiplexer device device");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	ret = unlockpt(fd_ptx);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return syswarn_set(-ENODEV, "Failed to unlock multiplexer device device");
 
-	terminal->pty = ioctl(terminal->ptx, TIOCGPTPEER, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
-	if (terminal->pty < 0) {
+	fd_pty = ioctl(fd_ptx, TIOCGPTPEER, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd_pty < 0) {
 		switch (errno) {
 		case ENOTTY:
 			SYSTRACE("Pure fd-based terminal allocation not possible");
@@ -948,45 +941,54 @@ static int lxc_terminal_create_native(const char *name, const char *lxcpath,
 			SYSWARN("Failed to allocate new pty device");
 			break;
 		}
-		goto err;
+
+		return ret_errno(ENODEV);
 	}
 
-	ret = ioctl(terminal->ptx, TIOCGPTN, &pty_nr);
-	if (ret) {
-		SYSWARN("Failed to retrieve name of terminal pty");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	ret = ioctl(fd_ptx, TIOCGPTN, &pty_nr);
+	if (ret)
+		return syswarn_set(-ENODEV, "Failed to retrieve name of terminal pty");
 
-	fd_pty = open_at(devpts_fd, fdstr(pty_nr), PROTECT_OPATH_FILE,
-			PROTECT_LOOKUP_ABSOLUTE_XDEV, 0);
-	if (fd_pty < 0) {
-		SYSWARN("Failed to open terminal pty fd by path %d/%d", devpts_fd, pty_nr);
-		goto err;
-	}
+	fd_opath_pty = open_at(devpts_fd, fdstr(pty_nr), PROTECT_OPATH_FILE,
+			       PROTECT_LOOKUP_ABSOLUTE_XDEV, 0);
+	if (fd_opath_pty < 0)
+		return syswarn_set(-ENODEV, "Failed to open terminal pty fd by path %d/%d", devpts_fd, pty_nr);
 
-	if (!same_file_lax(terminal->pty, fd_pty)) {
-		SYSWARN("Terminal file descriptor changed");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (!same_file_lax(fd_pty, fd_opath_pty))
+		return syswarn_set(-ENODEV, "Terminal file descriptor changed");
 
-	ret = strnprintf(terminal->name, sizeof(terminal->name), "dev/pts/%d",
-			pty_nr);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		SYSWARN("Failed to create terminal pty name");
-		goto err;
-	}
+	ret = strnprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "dev/pts/%d", pty_nr);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return syswarn_set(-ENODEV, "Failed to create terminal pty name");
+
+	*ret_ptx = move_fd(fd_ptx);
+	*ret_pty = move_fd(fd_pty);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lxc_terminal_create_native(const char *name, const char *lxcpath,
+				      struct lxc_conf *conf,
+				      struct lxc_terminal *terminal)
+{
+	__do_close int devpts_fd = -EBADF;
+	int ret;
+
+	devpts_fd = lxc_cmd_get_devpts_fd(name, lxcpath);
+	if (devpts_fd < 0)
+		return log_error_errno(-1, errno, "Failed to receive devpts fd");
+
+	ret = lxc_devpts_terminal(devpts_fd, conf, &terminal->ptx,
+				  &terminal->pty, terminal->name);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = lxc_terminal_peer_default(terminal);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		SYSWARN("Failed to allocate proxy terminal");
-		goto err;
+		lxc_terminal_delete(terminal);
+		return syswarn_set(-ENODEV, "Failed to allocate proxy terminal");
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-err:
-	lxc_terminal_delete(terminal);
-	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 int lxc_terminal_create(const char *name, const char *lxcpath,
diff --git a/src/lxc/terminal.h b/src/lxc/terminal.h
index 8bf2bda76..4d2894fe7 100644
--- a/src/lxc/terminal.h
+++ b/src/lxc/terminal.h
@@ -252,5 +252,8 @@ __hidden extern void lxc_terminal_conf_free(struct lxc_terminal *terminal);
 __hidden extern void lxc_terminal_info_init(struct lxc_terminal_info *terminal);
 __hidden extern void lxc_terminal_init(struct lxc_terminal *terminal);
 __hidden extern int lxc_terminal_signal_sigmask_safe_blocked(struct lxc_terminal *terminal);
+__hidden extern int lxc_devpts_terminal(int devpts_fd, struct lxc_conf *conf,
+					int *ret_ptx, int *ret_pty,
+					char buf[static PATH_MAX]);
 
 #endif /* __LXC_TERMINAL_H */