diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 15d0328bd035..e8d1ffa7f132 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1613,7 +1613,6 @@ struct mount *copy_tree(struct mount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (IS_ERR(q))
 		return q;
 
-	q->mnt.mnt_flags &= ~MNT_LOCKED;
 	q->mnt_mountpoint = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
 
 	p = mnt;
diff --git a/fs/pnode.c b/fs/pnode.c
index aae331a5d03b..260ac8f898a4 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.c
+++ b/fs/pnode.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static int propagate_one(struct mount *m)
 	child = copy_tree(last_source, last_source->mnt.mnt_root, type);
 	if (IS_ERR(child))
 		return PTR_ERR(child);
+	child->mnt.mnt_flags &= ~MNT_LOCKED;
 	mnt_set_mountpoint(m, mp, child);
 	last_dest = m;
 	last_source = child;