diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 22c76cf8c2e3..48baa26993f3 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static void fuse_kill_sb_anon(struct super_block *sb)
 static struct file_system_type fuse_fs_type = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "fuse",
-	.fs_flags	= FS_HAS_SUBTYPE,
+	.fs_flags	= FS_HAS_SUBTYPE | FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
 	.mount		= fuse_mount,
 	.kill_sb	= fuse_kill_sb_anon,
 };