diff --git a/native/jni/core/bootstages.c b/native/jni/core/bootstages.c
index b5a5d4986..fe8decff2 100644
--- a/native/jni/core/bootstages.c
+++ b/native/jni/core/bootstages.c
@@ -706,8 +706,6 @@ void startup() {
 		xsymlink(MIRRDIR "/bin/busybox", BBPATH "/busybox");
 	}
 
-	xmount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_REMOUNT | MS_RDONLY, NULL);
-
 	// Start post-fs-data mode
 	execl("/sbin/magisk.bin", "magisk", "--post-fs-data", NULL);
 }
@@ -720,6 +718,8 @@ void post_fs_data(int client) {
 	// If post-fs-data mode is started, it means startup succeeded
 	setup_done = 1;
 
+	xmount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_REMOUNT | MS_RDONLY, NULL);
+
 	LOGI("** post-fs-data mode running\n");
 
 	// Allocate buffer