diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 16aec32f7f3d..f3393262f2f5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -473,6 +473,13 @@ static int fuse_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	struct fuse_fs_context *ctx = fc->fs_private;
 	int opt;
 
+	/*
+	 * Ignore options coming from mount(MS_REMOUNT) for backward
+	 * compatibility.
+	 */
+	if (fc->purpose == FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE)
+		return 0;
+
 	opt = fs_parse(fc, &fuse_fs_parameters, param, &result);
 	if (opt < 0)
 		return opt;