diff --git a/src/linux/init/config.cpp b/src/linux/init/config.cpp
index 93a87a1d45..19dfb77a59 100644
--- a/src/linux/init/config.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/init/config.cpp
@@ -845,16 +845,16 @@ try
     }
 
     //
-    // Run the Plan 9 server. This requires a DrvFs mount for the socket file,
-    // so either fstab or automount must be enabled to have a chance for the
-    // mount to be available.
+    // Run the Plan 9 server. On WSL1 this requires a DrvFs mount for the socket
+    // file, so either fstab or automount must be enabled to have a chance for
+    // the mount to be available. WSL2 serves over an hvsocket and has no such
+    // dependency.
     //
     // N.B. Failure to start the server is non-fatal.
     //
-
     unsigned int Plan9Port = LX_INIT_UTILITY_VM_INVALID_PORT;
     if ((WI_IsFlagClear(Config.FeatureFlags.value(), LxInitFeatureDisable9pServer)) && (Config.Plan9Enabled) &&
-        (Config.AutoMount || Config.MountFsTab))
+        (UtilIsUtilityVm() || Config.AutoMount || Config.MountFsTab))
     {
         std::tie(Plan9Port, Config.Plan9ControlChannel) = StartPlan9Server(Plan9SocketPath, Config);
     }