diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index afe2b64b14f1..41461f55c039 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -4026,8 +4026,9 @@ static int can_idmap_mount(const struct mount_kattr *kattr, struct mount *mnt)
 static inline bool mnt_allow_writers(const struct mount_kattr *kattr,
 				     const struct mount *mnt)
 {
-	return !(kattr->attr_set & MNT_READONLY) ||
-	       (mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_READONLY);
+	return (!(kattr->attr_set & MNT_READONLY) ||
+		(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_READONLY)) &&
+	       !kattr->mnt_userns;
 }
 
 static int mount_setattr_prepare(struct mount_kattr *kattr, struct mount *mnt)