diff --git a/init/mount_namespace.cpp b/init/mount_namespace.cpp
index aa368492d..21750754e 100644
--- a/init/mount_namespace.cpp
+++ b/init/mount_namespace.cpp
@@ -323,10 +323,20 @@ bool SwitchToBootstrapMountNamespaceIfNeeded() {
     }
     if (bootstrap_ns_id != GetMountNamespaceId() && bootstrap_ns_fd.get() != -1 &&
         IsApexUpdatable()) {
+        // The property service thread and its descendent threads must be in the correct mount
+        // namespace to call Service::Start(), however setns() only operates on a single thread and
+        // fails when secondary threads attempt to join the same mount namespace.  Therefore, we
+        // must join the property service thread and its descendents before the setns() call.  Those
+        // threads are then started again after the setns() call, and they'll be in the proper
+        // namespace.
+        PausePropertyService();
+
         if (setns(bootstrap_ns_fd.get(), CLONE_NEWNS) == -1) {
             PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to switch to bootstrap mount namespace.";
             return false;
         }
+
+        ResumePropertyService();
     }
     return true;
 }