diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 2b801290b2862..6257268147ee1 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ static bool fs_fully_visible(struct file_system_type *type, int *new_mnt_flags)
 		list_for_each_entry(child, &mnt->mnt_mounts, mnt_child) {
 			struct inode *inode = child->mnt_mountpoint->d_inode;
 			/* Only worry about locked mounts */
-			if (!(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_LOCKED))
+			if (!(child->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_LOCKED))
 				continue;
 			/* Is the directory permanetly empty? */
 			if (!is_empty_dir_inode(inode))