diff --git a/libcomposefs/lcfs-mount.c b/libcomposefs/lcfs-mount.c
index 5bc5b99f..3ab34ce6 100644
--- a/libcomposefs/lcfs-mount.c
+++ b/libcomposefs/lcfs-mount.c
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ static int lcfs_mount_erofs_ovl(struct lcfs_mount_state_s *state,
 	mount_flags = 0;
 	if (readonly)
 		mount_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+	if (lowerdir_alt == 0)
+		mount_flags |= MS_SILENT;
 
 	res = mount("overlay", state->mountpoint, "overlay", mount_flags,
 		    overlay_options);