diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 97d3907ca177..86273dab89da 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1814,8 +1814,14 @@ struct mount *copy_tree(struct mount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		for (s = r; s; s = next_mnt(s, r)) {
 			if (!(flag & CL_COPY_UNBINDABLE) &&
 			    IS_MNT_UNBINDABLE(s)) {
-				s = skip_mnt_tree(s);
-				continue;
+				if (s->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_LOCKED) {
+					/* Both unbindable and locked. */
+					q = ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+					goto out;
+				} else {
+					s = skip_mnt_tree(s);
+					continue;
+				}
 			}
 			if (!(flag & CL_COPY_MNT_NS_FILE) &&
 			    is_mnt_ns_file(s->mnt.mnt_root)) {