diff --git a/mountinfo/mounted_unix.go b/mountinfo/mounted_unix.go
index 45ddad23..ba3c778b 100644
--- a/mountinfo/mounted_unix.go
+++ b/mountinfo/mounted_unix.go
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ func mountedByStat(path string) (bool, error) {
 
 func normalizePath(path string) (realPath string, err error) {
 	if realPath, err = filepath.Abs(path); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get absolute path for %q: %w", path, err)
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if realPath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(realPath); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to canonicalise path for %q: %w", path, err)
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(realPath); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to stat target of %q: %w", path, err)
+		return "", err
 	}
 	return realPath, nil
 }