diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 68954937a071..df217dc9f1d9 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	s->s_flags = flags;
 	rc = bdi_setup_and_register(&sbi->bdi, "ecryptfs", BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out1;
@@ -541,6 +540,15 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 	}
 
 	ecryptfs_set_superblock_lower(s, path.dentry->d_sb);
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the POSIX ACL flag based on whether they're enabled in the lower
+	 * mount. Force a read-only eCryptfs mount if the lower mount is ro.
+	 * Allow a ro eCryptfs mount even when the lower mount is rw.
+	 */
+	s->s_flags = flags & ~MS_POSIXACL;
+	s->s_flags |= path.dentry->d_sb->s_flags & (MS_RDONLY | MS_POSIXACL);
+
 	s->s_maxbytes = path.dentry->d_sb->s_maxbytes;
 	s->s_blocksize = path.dentry->d_sb->s_blocksize;
 	s->s_magic = ECRYPTFS_SUPER_MAGIC;