diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index b9422bc8e2f..e5701c70f6f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ enum {
 	SDF_NORECOVERY		= 4,
 	SDF_DEMOTE		= 5,
 	SDF_NOJOURNALID		= 6,
+	SDF_RORECOVERY		= 7, /* read only recovery */
 };
 
 #define GFS2_FSNAME_LEN		256
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index b01573b7ad9..6aacf3f230a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ static int fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct gfs2_args *args, int silent
 
 	if (sdp->sd_args.ar_spectator) {
                 sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
-		set_bit(SDF_NORECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags);
+		set_bit(SDF_RORECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags);
 	}
 	if (sdp->sd_args.ar_posix_acl)
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_POSIXACL;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index af49e8f432f..80701d1566a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ void gfs2_recover_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (error)
 			goto fail_gunlock_ji;
 
-		if (test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_CHECKED, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
+		if (test_bit(SDF_RORECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
+			ro = 1;
+		} else if (test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_CHECKED, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
 			if (!test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))
 				ro = 1;
 		} else {