diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 7ca5182c0bed..8a415c9c5e55 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *clone_mnt(struct vfsmount *old, struct dentry *root,
 				goto out_free;
 		}
 
-		mnt->mnt_flags = old->mnt_flags;
+		mnt->mnt_flags = old->mnt_flags & ~MNT_WRITE_HOLD;
 		atomic_inc(&sb->s_active);
 		mnt->mnt_sb = sb;
 		mnt->mnt_root = dget(root);