diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/journal.c b/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
index 7522a618b9c9..366b5493ecf7 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
@@ -1298,6 +1298,9 @@ int bch2_set_nr_journal_buckets(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 
 int bch2_dev_journal_alloc(struct bch_dev *ca, bool new_fs)
 {
+	if (!(ca->mi.data_allowed & BIT(BCH_DATA_journal)))
+		return 0;
+
 	unsigned nr;
 	int ret;