diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index c614175..2a3bed9 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/msdos_fs.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
@@ -46,10 +47,9 @@
 
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
-		if (IS_RDONLY(inode)) {
-			err = -EROFS;
-			goto up;
-		}
+		err = mnt_want_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
+		if (err)
+			goto up_no_drop_write;
 
 		/*
 		 * ATTR_VOLUME and ATTR_DIR cannot be changed; this also
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@
 
 		MSDOS_I(inode)->i_attrs = attr & ATTR_UNUSED;
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	up:
+up:
+		mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
+up_no_drop_write:
 		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		return err;
 	}