diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 09008dbd264e..01d5c40e9119 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 
@@ -567,10 +568,26 @@ static void mark_files_ro(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct file *f;
 
+retry:
 	file_list_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry(f, &sb->s_files, f_u.fu_list) {
-		if (S_ISREG(f->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode) && file_count(f))
-			f->f_mode &= ~FMODE_WRITE;
+		struct vfsmount *mnt;
+		if (!S_ISREG(f->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		       continue;
+		if (!file_count(f))
+			continue;
+		if (!(f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+			continue;
+		f->f_mode &= ~FMODE_WRITE;
+		mnt = mntget(f->f_path.mnt);
+		file_list_unlock();
+		/*
+		 * This can sleep, so we can't hold
+		 * the file_list_lock() spinlock.
+		 */
+		mnt_drop_write(mnt);
+		mntput(mnt);
+		goto retry;
 	}
 	file_list_unlock();
 }