diff --git a/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go b/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go
index 1fb4f224da8..7951497efa3 100644
--- a/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func createLibcontainerMount(cwd string, m specs.Mount) *configs.Mount {
 	flags, pgflags, data, ext := parseMountOptions(m.Options)
 	source := m.Source
 	device := m.Type
-	if flags|unix.MS_BIND != 0 {
+	if flags&unix.MS_BIND != 0 {
 		if device == "" {
 			device = "bind"
 		}