diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 1ec4b6e34747..bfb83d76d128 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2260,6 +2260,8 @@ static int ext4_check_descriptors(struct super_block *sb,
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "ext4_check_descriptors: "
 				 "Block bitmap for group %u overlaps "
 				 "superblock", i);
+			if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
+				return 0;
 		}
 		if (block_bitmap < first_block || block_bitmap > last_block) {
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "ext4_check_descriptors: "
@@ -2272,6 +2274,8 @@ static int ext4_check_descriptors(struct super_block *sb,
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "ext4_check_descriptors: "
 				 "Inode bitmap for group %u overlaps "
 				 "superblock", i);
+			if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
+				return 0;
 		}
 		if (inode_bitmap < first_block || inode_bitmap > last_block) {
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "ext4_check_descriptors: "
@@ -2284,6 +2288,8 @@ static int ext4_check_descriptors(struct super_block *sb,
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "ext4_check_descriptors: "
 				 "Inode table for group %u overlaps "
 				 "superblock", i);
+			if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
+				return 0;
 		}
 		if (inode_table < first_block ||
 		    inode_table + sbi->s_itb_per_group - 1 > last_block) {