diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 0581612dd91e..077dc8c035a8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -769,11 +769,13 @@ void gfs2_freeze_func(struct work_struct *work)
 static int gfs2_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
-	int error = 0;
+	int error;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
-	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_UNFROZEN)
+	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_UNFROZEN) {
+		error = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if (gfs2_withdrawn(sdp)) {
@@ -814,10 +816,10 @@ static int gfs2_unfreeze(struct super_block *sb)
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
-        if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_FROZEN ||
+	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_FROZEN ||
 	    !gfs2_holder_initialized(&sdp->sd_freeze_gh)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
-                return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	gfs2_freeze_unlock(&sdp->sd_freeze_gh);