diff --git a/roles/pcp_metrics/tasks/coreos.yaml b/roles/pcp_metrics/tasks/coreos.yaml
index 8bbf16e5c3..c60b8a733a 100644
--- a/roles/pcp_metrics/tasks/coreos.yaml
+++ b/roles/pcp_metrics/tasks/coreos.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@
 - name: Setup repositories for PCP
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: repo.yml
 
-- name: Make /usr writable
+- name: Create an writable, ephemeral /usr overlay
   become: true
-  ansible.posix.mount:
-    path: /usr
-    state: remounted
-    opts: rw
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: rpm-ostree usroverlay
 
 - name: Create required directory
   become: true