diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 86e1bacac757..12f90d48ba61 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1405,7 +1405,8 @@ struct ext4_sb_info {
 	u32 s_min_batch_time;
 	struct block_device *journal_bdev;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
-	char *s_qf_names[EXT4_MAXQUOTAS];	/* Names of quota files with journalled quota */
+	/* Names of quota files with journalled quota */
+	char __rcu *s_qf_names[EXT4_MAXQUOTAS];
 	int s_jquota_fmt;			/* Format of quota to use */
 #endif
 	unsigned int s_want_extra_isize; /* New inodes should reserve # bytes */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index faf293ed8060..1909fbb28583 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -920,6 +920,18 @@ static inline void ext4_quota_off_umount(struct super_block *sb)
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * This is a helper function which is used in the mount/remount
+ * codepaths (which holds s_umount) to fetch the quota file name.
+ */
+static inline char *get_qf_name(struct super_block *sb,
+				struct ext4_sb_info *sbi,
+				int type)
+{
+	return rcu_dereference_protected(sbi->s_qf_names[type],
+					 lockdep_is_held(&sb->s_umount));
+}
+
 static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
@@ -965,7 +977,7 @@ static void ext4_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	percpu_free_rwsem(&sbi->s_journal_flag_rwsem);
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	for (i = 0; i < EXT4_MAXQUOTAS; i++)
-		kfree(sbi->s_qf_names[i]);
+		kfree(get_qf_name(sb, sbi, i));
 #endif
 
 	/* Debugging code just in case the in-memory inode orphan list
@@ -1531,11 +1543,10 @@ static const char deprecated_msg[] =
 static int set_qf_name(struct super_block *sb, int qtype, substring_t *args)
 {
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-	char *qname;
+	char *qname, *old_qname = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, qtype);
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	if (sb_any_quota_loaded(sb) &&
-		!sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
+	if (sb_any_quota_loaded(sb) && !old_qname) {
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
 			"Cannot change journaled "
 			"quota options when quota turned on");
@@ -1552,8 +1563,8 @@ static int set_qf_name(struct super_block *sb, int qtype, substring_t *args)
 			"Not enough memory for storing quotafile name");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
-		if (strcmp(sbi->s_qf_names[qtype], qname) == 0)
+	if (old_qname) {
+		if (strcmp(old_qname, qname) == 0)
 			ret = 1;
 		else
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
@@ -1566,7 +1577,7 @@ static int set_qf_name(struct super_block *sb, int qtype, substring_t *args)
 			"quotafile must be on filesystem root");
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	sbi->s_qf_names[qtype] = qname;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sbi->s_qf_names[qtype], qname);
 	set_opt(sb, QUOTA);
 	return 1;
 errout:
@@ -1578,15 +1589,16 @@ static int clear_qf_name(struct super_block *sb, int qtype)
 {
 
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
+	char *old_qname = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, qtype);
 
-	if (sb_any_quota_loaded(sb) &&
-		sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
+	if (sb_any_quota_loaded(sb) && old_qname) {
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Cannot change journaled quota options"
 			" when quota turned on");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	kfree(sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]);
-	sbi->s_qf_names[qtype] = NULL;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sbi->s_qf_names[qtype], NULL);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	kfree(old_qname);
 	return 1;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1961,7 +1973,7 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 			 int is_remount)
 {
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-	char *p;
+	char *p, *usr_qf_name, *grp_qf_name;
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
 	int token;
 
@@ -1992,11 +2004,13 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 			 "Cannot enable project quota enforcement.");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (sbi->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA] || sbi->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA]) {
-		if (test_opt(sb, USRQUOTA) && sbi->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA])
+	usr_qf_name = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, USRQUOTA);
+	grp_qf_name = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, GRPQUOTA);
+	if (usr_qf_name || grp_qf_name) {
+		if (test_opt(sb, USRQUOTA) && usr_qf_name)
 			clear_opt(sb, USRQUOTA);
 
-		if (test_opt(sb, GRPQUOTA) && sbi->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA])
+		if (test_opt(sb, GRPQUOTA) && grp_qf_name)
 			clear_opt(sb, GRPQUOTA);
 
 		if (test_opt(sb, GRPQUOTA) || test_opt(sb, USRQUOTA)) {
@@ -2030,6 +2044,7 @@ static inline void ext4_show_quota_options(struct seq_file *seq,
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_QUOTA)
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
+	char *usr_qf_name, *grp_qf_name;
 
 	if (sbi->s_jquota_fmt) {
 		char *fmtname = "";
@@ -2048,11 +2063,14 @@ static inline void ext4_show_quota_options(struct seq_file *seq,
 		seq_printf(seq, ",jqfmt=%s", fmtname);
 	}
 
-	if (sbi->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA])
-		seq_show_option(seq, "usrjquota", sbi->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA]);
-
-	if (sbi->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA])
-		seq_show_option(seq, "grpjquota", sbi->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA]);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	usr_qf_name = rcu_dereference(sbi->s_qf_names[USRQUOTA]);
+	grp_qf_name = rcu_dereference(sbi->s_qf_names[GRPQUOTA]);
+	if (usr_qf_name)
+		seq_show_option(seq, "usrjquota", usr_qf_name);
+	if (grp_qf_name)
+		seq_show_option(seq, "grpjquota", grp_qf_name);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -5104,6 +5122,7 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	int err = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	int i, j;
+	char *to_free[EXT4_MAXQUOTAS];
 #endif
 	char *orig_data = kstrdup(data, GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -5123,8 +5142,9 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	old_opts.s_jquota_fmt = sbi->s_jquota_fmt;
 	for (i = 0; i < EXT4_MAXQUOTAS; i++)
 		if (sbi->s_qf_names[i]) {
-			old_opts.s_qf_names[i] = kstrdup(sbi->s_qf_names[i],
-							 GFP_KERNEL);
+			char *qf_name = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, i);
+
+			old_opts.s_qf_names[i] = kstrdup(qf_name, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!old_opts.s_qf_names[i]) {
 				for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
 					kfree(old_opts.s_qf_names[j]);
@@ -5353,9 +5373,12 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	sbi->s_jquota_fmt = old_opts.s_jquota_fmt;
 	for (i = 0; i < EXT4_MAXQUOTAS; i++) {
-		kfree(sbi->s_qf_names[i]);
-		sbi->s_qf_names[i] = old_opts.s_qf_names[i];
+		to_free[i] = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, i);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(sbi->s_qf_names[i], old_opts.s_qf_names[i]);
 	}
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	for (i = 0; i < EXT4_MAXQUOTAS; i++)
+		kfree(to_free[i]);
 #endif
 	kfree(orig_data);
 	return err;
@@ -5546,7 +5569,7 @@ static int ext4_write_info(struct super_block *sb, int type)
  */
 static int ext4_quota_on_mount(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 {
-	return dquot_quota_on_mount(sb, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_qf_names[type],
+	return dquot_quota_on_mount(sb, get_qf_name(sb, EXT4_SB(sb), type),
 					EXT4_SB(sb)->s_jquota_fmt, type);
 }
 
