diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index f72896384dbc..84b4fc9833e3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5799,7 +5799,6 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	ext4_group_t g;
 	unsigned int journal_ioprio = DEFAULT_JOURNAL_IOPRIO;
 	int err = 0;
-	int enable_rw = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	int enable_quota = 0;
 	int i, j;
@@ -5992,7 +5991,7 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 			if (err)
 				goto restore_opts;
 
-			enable_rw = 1;
+			sb->s_flags &= ~SB_RDONLY;
 			if (ext4_has_feature_mmp(sb)) {
 				err = ext4_multi_mount_protect(sb,
 						le64_to_cpu(es->s_mmp_block));
@@ -6039,9 +6038,6 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	if (!test_opt(sb, BLOCK_VALIDITY) && sbi->s_system_blks)
 		ext4_release_system_zone(sb);
 
-	if (enable_rw)
-		sb->s_flags &= ~SB_RDONLY;
-
 	/*
 	 * Reinitialize lazy itable initialization thread based on
 	 * current settings