diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index d0659ec291c9..f0e753097353 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1920,6 +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;
+
 	/* Separate the per-mountpoint flags */
 	if (flags & MS_NOSUID)
 		mnt_flags |= MNT_NOSUID;
@@ -1931,8 +1934,6 @@ long do_mount(char *dev_name, char *dir_name, char *type_page,
 		mnt_flags |= MNT_NOATIME;
 	if (flags & MS_NODIRATIME)
 		mnt_flags |= MNT_NODIRATIME;
-	if (flags & MS_RELATIME)
-		mnt_flags |= MNT_RELATIME;
 	if (flags & MS_STRICTATIME)
 		mnt_flags &= ~(MNT_RELATIME | MNT_NOATIME);
 	if (flags & MS_RDONLY)