diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 05ce40ee7d64..94ddb0ff1ad7 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1092,14 +1092,20 @@ static int ubifs_parse_options(struct ubifs_info *c, char *options,
 			break;
 		}
 		case Opt_auth_key:
-			c->auth_key_name = kstrdup(args[0].from, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!c->auth_key_name)
-				return -ENOMEM;
+			if (!is_remount) {
+				c->auth_key_name = kstrdup(args[0].from,
+								GFP_KERNEL);
+				if (!c->auth_key_name)
+					return -ENOMEM;
+			}
 			break;
 		case Opt_auth_hash_name:
-			c->auth_hash_name = kstrdup(args[0].from, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!c->auth_hash_name)
-				return -ENOMEM;
+			if (!is_remount) {
+				c->auth_hash_name = kstrdup(args[0].from,
+								GFP_KERNEL);
+				if (!c->auth_hash_name)
+					return -ENOMEM;
+			}
 			break;
 		case Opt_ignore:
 			break;