diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index c768f73..a216fb3 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int __mnt_is_readonly(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	if (mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_READONLY)
 		return 1;
-	if (mnt->mnt_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
+	if (mnt->mnt_sb->s_flags & (MS_RDONLY| MS_RO_REMOUNT))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index aff046b..756fe88 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -569,42 +569,51 @@ int do_remount_sb(struct super_block *sb, int flags, void *data, int force)
 {
 	int retval;
 	int remount_rw;
+	int remount_ro;
 
 	if (sb->s_frozen != SB_UNFROZEN)
 		return -EBUSY;
-
+	remount_ro = (flags & MS_RDONLY) && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	if (!(flags & MS_RDONLY) && bdev_read_only(sb->s_bdev))
 		return -EACCES;
 #endif
-
 	if (flags & MS_RDONLY)
 		acct_auto_close(sb);
-	shrink_dcache_sb(sb);
-	sync_filesystem(sb);
 
 	/* If we are remounting RDONLY and current sb is read/write,
 	   make sure there are no rw files opened */
-	if ((flags & MS_RDONLY) && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+	retval = -EBUSY;
+	if (remount_ro) {
+		/* Prevent new writers before check */
+		sb->s_flags |= MS_RO_REMOUNT;
 		if (force)
 			mark_files_ro(sb);
 		else if (!fs_may_remount_ro(sb))
-			return -EBUSY;
+			goto out;
+	}
+	shrink_dcache_sb(sb);
+	sync_filesystem(sb);
+
+	if (remount_ro) {
 		retval = vfs_dq_off(sb, 1);
 		if (retval < 0 && retval != -ENOSYS)
-			return -EBUSY;
+			goto out;
 	}
 	remount_rw = !(flags & MS_RDONLY) && (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);
 
 	if (sb->s_op->remount_fs) {
 		retval = sb->s_op->remount_fs(sb, &flags, data);
 		if (retval)
-			return retval;
+			goto out;
 	}
 	sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_RMT_MASK) | (flags & MS_RMT_MASK);
 	if (remount_rw)
 		vfs_dq_quota_on_remount(sb);
-	return 0;
+out:
+	if (remount_ro)
+		sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_RO_REMOUNT);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static void do_emergency_remount(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b1bcb27..a613875 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ struct inodes_stat_t {
 #define MS_STRICTATIME	(1<<24) /* Always perform atime updates */
 #define MS_ACTIVE	(1<<30)
 #define MS_NOUSER	(1<<31)
+#define MS_RO_REMOUNT	MS_REMOUNT /* Alter flags from rw=>ro of mounted FS.
+				      Not conflicting with MS_REMOUNT because
+				      it never stored in sb->s_flags */
 
 /*
  * Superblock flags that can be altered by MS_REMOUNT