diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index edd140966393..681efff3af50 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5797,6 +5797,7 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	ext4_group_t g;
 	unsigned int journal_ioprio = DEFAULT_JOURNAL_IOPRIO;
 	int err = 0;
+	int enable_rw = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	int enable_quota = 0;
 	int i, j;
@@ -5989,7 +5990,7 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 			if (err)
 				goto restore_opts;
 
-			sb->s_flags &= ~SB_RDONLY;
+			enable_rw = 1;
 			if (ext4_has_feature_mmp(sb)) {
 				err = ext4_multi_mount_protect(sb,
 						le64_to_cpu(es->s_mmp_block));
@@ -6048,6 +6049,9 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	if (!test_opt(sb, BLOCK_VALIDITY) && sbi->s_system_blks)
 		ext4_release_system_zone(sb);
 
+	if (enable_rw)
+		sb->s_flags &= ~SB_RDONLY;
+
 	if (!ext4_has_feature_mmp(sb) || sb_rdonly(sb))
 		ext4_stop_mmpd(sbi);