diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index b4f96a5230a3874ebde148f42eedba02207e0c20..b68eef2d592ab2c51fc89389b179963fcd95e4a8 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2284,12 +2284,11 @@ long do_mount(const char *dev_name, const char *dir_name,
 
 	retval = security_sb_mount(dev_name, &path,
 				   type_page, flags, data_page);
+	if (!retval && !may_mount())
+		retval = -EPERM;
 	if (retval)
 		goto dput_out;
 
-	if (!may_mount())
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	/* Default to relatime unless overriden */
 	if (!(flags & MS_NOATIME))
 		mnt_flags |= MNT_RELATIME;