diff --git a/kernel/nsproxy.c b/kernel/nsproxy.c
index 454427b09ed9..2dcf105e8ee2 100644
--- a/kernel/nsproxy.c
+++ b/kernel/nsproxy.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int prepare_nsset(unsigned flags, struct nsset *nsset)
 {
 	struct task_struct *me = current;
 
+	nsset->flags = flags;
 	nsset->nsproxy = create_new_namespaces(0, me, current_user_ns(), me->fs);
 	if (IS_ERR(nsset->nsproxy))
 		return PTR_ERR(nsset->nsproxy);
@@ -375,7 +376,6 @@ static int prepare_nsset(unsigned flags, struct nsset *nsset)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	nsset->flags = flags;
 	return 0;
 
 out: