diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index b27c110..8b671fe 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 int __initdata rd_doload;	/* 1 = load RAM disk, 0 = don't load */
 
-int root_mountflags = MS_RDONLY | MS_VERBOSE;
+int root_mountflags = MS_RDONLY | MS_SILENT;
 char * __initdata root_device_name;
 static char __initdata saved_root_name[64];