diff --git a/linux_container.go b/linux_container.go
index 9189be2e2..7845f8dbe 100644
--- a/linux_container.go
+++ b/linux_container.go
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) updateStateFile() error {
 }
 
 func (c *linuxContainer) startInitProcess(cmd *exec.Cmd, config *ProcessConfig) error {
-	cmd.SysProcAttr.Cloneflags = uintptr(namespaces.GetNamespaceFlags(c.config.Namespaces))
-
 	err := namespaces.Exec(config.Args, config.Env, cmd, c.config, c.state)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/namespaces/exec.go b/namespaces/exec.go
index 0822154de..1d7914a0d 100644
--- a/namespaces/exec.go
+++ b/namespaces/exec.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ func Exec(args []string, env []string, command *exec.Cmd, container *configs.Con
 		return err
 	}
 	defer parent.Close()
-
 	command.ExtraFiles = []*os.File{child}
+
 	command.Dir = container.RootFs
+	command.SysProcAttr.Cloneflags = uintptr(GetNamespaceFlags(container.Namespaces))
 
 	if err := command.Start(); err != nil {
 		child.Close()