diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 3d5cd5bf3b05..a58c9d4ea25c 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -6283,7 +6283,7 @@ void put_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
 	guard(namespace_excl)();
 	emptied_ns = ns;
 	guard(mount_writer)();
-	umount_tree(ns->root, 0);
+	umount_tree(ns->root, UMOUNT_CONNECTED);
 }
 
 struct vfsmount *kern_mount(struct file_system_type *type)