diff --git a/fs/affs/super.c b/fs/affs/super.c
index 12b4f58..c837e43 100644
--- a/fs/affs/super.c
+++ b/fs/affs/super.c
@@ -545,10 +545,9 @@
 	if ((*flags & MS_RDONLY) == (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (*flags & MS_RDONLY) {
-		affs_write_super(sb);
+	if (*flags & MS_RDONLY)
 		affs_free_bitmap(sb);
-	} else
+	else
 		res = affs_init_bitmap(sb, flags);
 
 	return res;