diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index c6f54e4c4290..d9138f81ec10 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1920,8 +1920,9 @@ long do_mount(char *dev_name, char *dir_name, char *type_page,
 	if (data_page)
 		((char *)data_page)[PAGE_SIZE - 1] = 0;
 
-	/* Default to relatime */
-	mnt_flags |= MNT_RELATIME;
+	/* Default to relatime unless overriden */
+	if (!(flags & MS_NOATIME))
+		mnt_flags |= MNT_RELATIME;
 
 	/* Separate the per-mountpoint flags */
 	if (flags & MS_NOSUID)