diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 8e2ec43b18f4f458b6f683fc94a9f656a36a9c3a..151964f0de4c1e475f0c89222928d82e5ac45684 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -416,8 +416,10 @@ int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, __u64 cno)
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		goto failed;
 
+	down_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 	err = nilfs_cpfile_get_checkpoint(nilfs->ns_cpfile, cno, 0, &raw_cp,
 					  &bh_cp);
+	up_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		if (err == -ENOENT || err == -EINVAL) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR