diff --git a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c
--- a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vfsops.c
@@ -365,12 +365,7 @@
 		return (error);
 	}
 
-	/* now copy across the "interesting" information and fake the rest */
 	sbp->f_type = mstat->f_type;
-	sbp->f_flags &= MNT_RDONLY | MNT_NOEXEC | MNT_NOSUID | MNT_UNION |
-	    MNT_NOSYMFOLLOW | MNT_AUTOMOUNTED | MNT_EXPORTED | MNT_IGNORE;
-	mstat->f_flags &= ~(MNT_ROOTFS | MNT_AUTOMOUNTED | MNT_EXPORTED);
-	sbp->f_flags |= mstat->f_flags;
 	sbp->f_bsize = mstat->f_bsize;
 	sbp->f_iosize = mstat->f_iosize;
 	sbp->f_blocks = mstat->f_blocks;