diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 2ed035354c2..a608e72fa40 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -371,7 +371,11 @@ xfs_quiesce_attr(
 	/* flush inodes and push all remaining buffers out to disk */
 	xfs_quiesce_fs(mp);
 
-	ASSERT_ALWAYS(atomic_read(&mp->m_active_trans) == 0);
+	/*
+	 * Just warn here till VFS can correctly support
+	 * read-only remount without racing.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&mp->m_active_trans) != 0);
 
 	/* Push the superblock and write an unmount record */
 	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);