diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 5366393..5b3725d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -1325,6 +1325,14 @@ static int ext3_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, struct ext3_super_block *es,
 			"forcing read-only mode");
 		res = MS_RDONLY;
 	}
+	if (!read_only &&
+	    queue_requires_stable_pages(bdev_get_queue(sb->s_bdev))) {
+		ext3_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			"error: ext3 cannot safely write data to a disk "
+			"requiring stable pages writes; forcing read-only "
+			"mode.  Upgrading to ext4 is recommended.");
+		res = MS_RDONLY;
+	}
 	if (read_only)
 		return res;
 	if (!(sbi->s_mount_state & EXT3_VALID_FS))