diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index d99bcf59e4c2..fe59bd145d21 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int graft_tree(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct path *path)
 
 static int flags_to_propagation_type(int flags)
 {
-	int type = flags & ~MS_REC;
+	int type = flags & ~(MS_REC | MS_SILENT);
 
 	/* Fail if any non-propagation flags are set */
 	if (type & ~(MS_SHARED | MS_PRIVATE | MS_SLAVE | MS_UNBINDABLE))