diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index b23ed9a35e5e..3091d1a3edde 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,9 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_do_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	int err;
 
+	if (sb_rdonly(sci->sc_super))
+		return -EROFS;
+
 	nilfs_sc_cstage_set(sci, NILFS_ST_INIT);
 	sci->sc_cno = nilfs->ns_cno;
 
@@ -2724,7 +2727,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_write_out(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 
 		flush_work(&sci->sc_iput_work);
 
-	} while (ret && retrycount-- > 0);
+	} while (ret && ret != -EROFS && retrycount-- > 0);
 }
 
 /**