diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 89bb6d36c0a7..d39b59cf8a08 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -760,13 +760,13 @@ static void selinux_sb_clone_mnt_opts(const struct super_block *oldsb,
 	 * this early in the boot process. */
 	BUG_ON(!ss_initialized);
 
-	/* this might go away sometime down the line if there is a new user
-	 * of clone, but for now, nfs better not get here... */
-	BUG_ON(newsbsec->initialized);
-
 	/* how can we clone if the old one wasn't set up?? */
 	BUG_ON(!oldsbsec->initialized);
 
+	/* if fs is reusing a sb, just let its options stand... */
+	if (newsbsec->initialized)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&newsbsec->lock);
 
 	newsbsec->flags = oldsbsec->flags;