diff --git a/container/init.go b/container/init.go
index e5ca171..c568702 100644
--- a/container/init.go
+++ b/container/init.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package container
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ type (
 	setupState struct {
 		nonrepeatable uintptr
 		*Params
+		context.Context
 		message.Msg
 	}
 )
@@ -182,7 +184,9 @@ func initEntrypoint(k syscallDispatcher, msg message.Msg) {
 		k.fatalf(msg, "cannot make / rslave: %v", optionalErrorUnwrap(err))
 	}
 
-	state := &setupState{Params: &params.Params, Msg: msg}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	state := &setupState{Params: &params.Params, Msg: msg, Context: ctx}
+	defer cancel()
 
 	/* early is called right before pivot_root into intermediate root;
 	this step is mostly for gathering information that would otherwise be difficult to obtain
@@ -441,6 +445,9 @@ func initEntrypoint(k syscallDispatcher, msg message.Msg) {
 			}
 
 			if w.wpid == cmd.Process.Pid {
+				// cancel Op context early
+				cancel()
+
 				// start timeout early
 				go func() { time.Sleep(params.AdoptWaitDelay); close(timeout) }()