diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 5db1060b8684..760249d9152d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -6341,7 +6341,6 @@ static int __ext4_remount(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
 	struct ext4_mount_options old_opts;
 	ext4_group_t g;
 	int err = 0;
-	int enable_rw = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	int enable_quota = 0;
 	int i, j;
@@ -6528,7 +6527,7 @@ static int __ext4_remount(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
 			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));
@@ -6575,9 +6574,6 @@ static int __ext4_remount(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
 	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