diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 6ddd997..c75f613 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1568,6 +1568,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&c->umount_mutex);
 	dbg_save_space_info(c);
 	c->remounting_rw = 1;
+	c->ro_mount = 0;
 
 	err = check_free_space(c);
 	if (err)
@@ -1676,13 +1677,13 @@
 	}
 
 	dbg_gen("re-mounted read-write");
-	c->ro_mount = 0;
 	c->remounting_rw = 0;
 	err = dbg_check_space_info(c);
 	mutex_unlock(&c->umount_mutex);
 	return err;
 
 out:
+	c->ro_mount = 1;
 	vfree(c->orph_buf);
 	c->orph_buf = NULL;
 	if (c->bgt) {