diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 9c593fd50c6a..baf0a70460c0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1258,6 +1258,14 @@ static void gfs2_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode->i_nlink || sb_rdonly(sb))
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * In case of an incomplete mount, gfs2_evict_inode() may be called for
+	 * system files without having an active journal to write to.  In that
+	 * case, skip the filesystem evict.
+	 */
+	if (!sdp->sd_jdesc)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (test_bit(GIF_ALLOC_FAILED, &ip->i_flags)) {
 		BUG_ON(!gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl));
 		gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&gh);