diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 84dd957efa24..3f9b9275267b 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct file *ovl_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
-	realfile = open_with_fake_path(&file->f_path, file->f_flags | O_NOATIME,
+	realfile = open_with_fake_path(&file->f_path, file->f_flags,
 				       realinode, current_cred());
 	revert_creds(old_cred);