diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index c2ff475c1711f38aa0b4b5296c68589e68fa1fc2..47d11e0462d0e8127175f788e6f6604b898a6cf4 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ int freeze_super(struct super_block *sb)
 		}
 	}
 	/*
-	 * This is just for debugging purposes so that fs can warn if it
-	 * sees write activity when frozen is set to SB_FREEZE_COMPLETE.
+	 * For debugging purposes so that fs can warn if it sees write activity
+	 * when frozen is set to SB_FREEZE_COMPLETE, and for thaw_super().
 	 */
 	sb->s_writers.frozen = SB_FREEZE_COMPLETE;
 	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ int thaw_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	int error;
 
 	down_write(&sb->s_umount);
-	if (sb->s_writers.frozen == SB_UNFROZEN) {
+	if (sb->s_writers.frozen != SB_FREEZE_COMPLETE) {
 		up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}