diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index be562ac3e89c25e690e2701cb500cf5c5c12ae77..5ee7754206651baceff8735e57b4b7382e2617e9 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -438,14 +438,14 @@ static int ocfs2_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		if (!ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb))
-			ocfs2_set_journal_params(osb);
-
 		/* Only save off the new mount options in case of a successful
 		 * remount. */
 		osb->s_mount_opt = parsed_options.mount_opt;
 		osb->s_atime_quantum = parsed_options.atime_quantum;
 		osb->preferred_slot = parsed_options.slot;
+
+		if (!ocfs2_is_hard_readonly(osb))
+			ocfs2_set_journal_params(osb);
 	}
 out:
 	return ret;