diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index a44963d..f8cbdf5 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,8 @@
 	unsigned long old_sb_flags;
 	int err;
 
+	lock_kernel();
+
 	/* Store the old options */
 	old_sb_flags = sb->s_flags;
 	old_opts.s_mount_opt = sbi->s_mount_opt;
@@ -1197,12 +1199,16 @@
 		sbi->s_mount_opt &= ~EXT2_MOUNT_XIP;
 		sbi->s_mount_opt |= old_mount_opt & EXT2_MOUNT_XIP;
 	}
-	if ((*flags & MS_RDONLY) == (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
+	if ((*flags & MS_RDONLY) == (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+		unlock_kernel();
 		return 0;
+	}
 	if (*flags & MS_RDONLY) {
 		if (le16_to_cpu(es->s_state) & EXT2_VALID_FS ||
-		    !(sbi->s_mount_state & EXT2_VALID_FS))
+		    !(sbi->s_mount_state & EXT2_VALID_FS)) {
+			unlock_kernel();
 			return 0;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * OK, we are remounting a valid rw partition rdonly, so set
 		 * the rdonly flag and then mark the partition as valid again.
@@ -1229,12 +1235,14 @@
 			sb->s_flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
 	}
 	ext2_sync_super(sb, es);
+	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 restore_opts:
 	sbi->s_mount_opt = old_opts.s_mount_opt;
 	sbi->s_resuid = old_opts.s_resuid;
 	sbi->s_resgid = old_opts.s_resgid;
 	sb->s_flags = old_sb_flags;
+	unlock_kernel();
 	return err;
 }