diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index ed77b10bdfb5..9448c8461e57 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,17 @@ static int fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct gfs2_args *args, int silent
 		goto fail_per_node;
 	}
 
-	if (!sb_rdonly(sb)) {
+	if (sb_rdonly(sb)) {
+		struct gfs2_holder freeze_gh;
+
+		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED,
+					   GL_EXACT, &freeze_gh);
+		if (error) {
+			fs_err(sdp, "can't make FS RO: %d\n", error);
+			goto fail_per_node;
+		}
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
+	} else {
 		error = gfs2_make_fs_rw(sdp);
 		if (error) {
 			fs_err(sdp, "can't make FS RW: %d\n", error);