diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index d3500eaf900e..830160ad07a6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2294,6 +2294,7 @@ static int ext4_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_super_block *es,
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "revision level too high, "
 			 "forcing read-only mode");
 		err = -EROFS;
+		goto done;
 	}
 	if (read_only)
 		goto done;