diff --git a/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go b/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go
index d8bffaceb6..9fa203f356 100644
--- a/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go
+++ b/cmd/installer/pkg/install/install.go
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func retryBlockdeviceOpen(device string) (*blockdevice.BlockDevice, error) {
 		switch {
 		case os.IsNotExist(openErr):
 			return retry.ExpectedError(openErr)
-		case errors.Is(openErr, syscall.ENODEV):
+		case errors.Is(openErr, syscall.ENODEV), errors.Is(openErr, syscall.ENXIO):
 			return retry.ExpectedError(openErr)
 		default:
 			return nil
diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go
index cb28018ed4..dfca4b921a 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func partitionAndFormatDisks(logger *log.Logger, r runtime.Runtime) error {
 
 	for _, disk := range r.Config().Machine().Disks() {
 		if err := func() error {
-			bd, err := blockdevice.Open(disk.Device(), blockdevice.WithMode(blockdevice.ReadonlyMode))
+			bd, err := blockdevice.Open(disk.Device(), blockdevice.WithMode(blockdevice.ReadonlyMode), blockdevice.WithExclusiveLock(true))
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func mountDisks(logger *log.Logger, r runtime.Runtime) (err error) {
 	mountpoints := mount.NewMountPoints()
 
 	for _, disk := range r.Config().Machine().Disks() {
-		bd, err := blockdevice.Open(disk.Device(), blockdevice.WithMode(blockdevice.ReadonlyMode))
+		bd, err := blockdevice.Open(disk.Device(), blockdevice.WithMode(blockdevice.ReadonlyMode), blockdevice.WithExclusiveLock(true))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/mount/mount.go b/internal/pkg/mount/mount.go
index 08c0be8946..79a83ed36f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/mount/mount.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/mount/mount.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func mountRetry(f RetryFunc, p *Point, isUnmount bool) (err error) {
 			switch err {
 			case unix.EBUSY:
 				return retry.ExpectedError(err)
-			case unix.ENOENT, unix.ENODEV:
+			case unix.ENOENT, unix.ENXIO:
 				// if udevd triggers BLKRRPART ioctl, partition device entry might disappear temporarily
 				return retry.ExpectedError(err)
 			case unix.EUCLEAN, unix.EIO: