diff --git a/fs/ubifs/commit.c b/fs/ubifs/commit.c
index 37fa7ed..7124327 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/commit.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/commit.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ static int do_commit(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	struct ubifs_lp_stats lst;
 
 	dbg_cmt("start");
-	if (c->ro_media) {
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
+
+	if (c->ro_error) {
 		err = -EROFS;
 		goto out_up;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 03ae894..c6bc51c 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -433,8 +433,9 @@ static int ubifs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	struct page *page;
 
 	ubifs_assert(ubifs_inode(inode)->ui_size == inode->i_size);
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 
-	if (unlikely(c->ro_media))
+	if (unlikely(c->ro_error))
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	/* Try out the fast-path part first */
@@ -1440,8 +1441,9 @@ static int ubifs_vm_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vm
 	dbg_gen("ino %lu, pg %lu, i_size %lld",	inode->i_ino, page->index,
 		i_size_read(inode));
 	ubifs_assert(!(inode->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY));
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 
-	if (unlikely(c->ro_media))
+	if (unlikely(c->ro_error))
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS; /* -EROFS */
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/gc.c b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
index 396f24a..d927196 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
@@ -616,13 +616,14 @@ int ubifs_garbage_collect(struct ubifs_info *c, int anyway)
 	struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf = &c->jheads[GCHD].wbuf;
 
 	ubifs_assert_cmt_locked(c);
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 
 	if (ubifs_gc_should_commit(c))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&wbuf->io_mutex, wbuf->jhead);
 
-	if (c->ro_media) {
+	if (c->ro_error) {
 		ret = -EROFS;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/io.c b/fs/ubifs/io.c
index 9432431..18a4b8d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/io.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/io.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
  */
 void ubifs_ro_mode(struct ubifs_info *c, int err)
 {
-	if (!c->ro_media) {
-		c->ro_media = 1;
+	if (!c->ro_error) {
+		c->ro_error = 1;
 		c->no_chk_data_crc = 0;
 		c->vfs_sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 		ubifs_warn("switched to read-only mode, error %d", err);
@@ -359,8 +359,9 @@ int ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf)
 	ubifs_assert(!(c->vfs_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY));
 	ubifs_assert(!(wbuf->avail & 7));
 	ubifs_assert(wbuf->offs + c->min_io_size <= c->leb_size);
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	ubifs_pad(c, wbuf->buf + wbuf->used, wbuf->avail);
@@ -440,11 +441,12 @@ int ubifs_bg_wbufs_sync(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	int err, i;
 
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 	if (!c->need_wbuf_sync)
 		return 0;
 	c->need_wbuf_sync = 0;
 
-	if (c->ro_media) {
+	if (c->ro_error) {
 		err = -EROFS;
 		goto out_timers;
 	}
@@ -519,6 +521,7 @@ int ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, void *buf, int len)
 	ubifs_assert(!(wbuf->offs & 7) && wbuf->offs <= c->leb_size);
 	ubifs_assert(wbuf->avail > 0 && wbuf->avail <= c->min_io_size);
 	ubifs_assert(mutex_is_locked(&wbuf->io_mutex));
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 
 	if (c->leb_size - wbuf->offs - wbuf->used < aligned_len) {
 		err = -ENOSPC;
@@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ int ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, void *buf, int len)
 
 	cancel_wbuf_timer_nolock(wbuf);
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	if (aligned_len <= wbuf->avail) {
@@ -663,8 +666,9 @@ int ubifs_write_node(struct ubifs_info *c, void *buf, int len, int lnum,
 	       buf_len);
 	ubifs_assert(lnum >= 0 && lnum < c->leb_cnt && offs >= 0);
 	ubifs_assert(offs % c->min_io_size == 0 && offs < c->leb_size);
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	ubifs_prepare_node(c, buf, len, 1);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index d321bae..a6da8aa 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -122,11 +122,12 @@ static int reserve_space(struct ubifs_info *c, int jhead, int len)
 	 * better to try to allocate space at the ends of eraseblocks. This is
 	 * what the squeeze parameter does.
 	 */
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
 	squeeze = (jhead == BASEHD);
 again:
 	mutex_lock_nested(&wbuf->io_mutex, wbuf->jhead);
 
-	if (c->ro_media) {
+	if (c->ro_error) {
 		err = -EROFS;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/log.c b/fs/ubifs/log.c
index c345e12..a41713e 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/log.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/log.c
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ int ubifs_add_bud_to_log(struct ubifs_info *c, int jhead, int lnum, int offs)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&c->log_mutex);
-
-	if (c->ro_media) {
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
+	if (c->ro_error) {
 		err = -EROFS;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/master.c b/fs/ubifs/master.c
index 28beaee..0c818e8 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/master.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/master.c
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ int ubifs_write_master(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	int err, lnum, offs, len;
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	lnum = UBIFS_MST_LNUM;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/misc.h b/fs/ubifs/misc.h
index 4fa81d8..5d476ba 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/misc.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/misc.h
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static inline int ubifs_leb_unmap(const struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 	err = ubi_leb_unmap(c->ubi, lnum);
 	if (err) {
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ static inline int ubifs_leb_write(const struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 	err = ubi_leb_write(c->ubi, lnum, buf, offs, len, dtype);
 	if (err) {
@@ -186,7 +188,8 @@ static inline int ubifs_leb_change(const struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (c->ro_media)
+	ubifs_assert(!c->ro_media);
+	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 	err = ubi_leb_change(c->ubi, lnum, buf, len, dtype);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c b/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c
index 0b20111..10eec87 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/shrinker.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int kick_a_thread(void)
 			dirty_zn_cnt = atomic_long_read(&c->dirty_zn_cnt);
 
 			if (!dirty_zn_cnt || c->cmt_state == COMMIT_BROKEN ||
-			    c->ro_media) {
+			    c->ro_media || c->ro_error) {
 				mutex_unlock(&c->umount_mutex);
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index cd5900b..1cfeec5 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1751,10 +1751,10 @@ static void ubifs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 				ubifs_wbuf_sync(&c->jheads[i].wbuf);
 
 		/*
-		 * On fatal errors c->ro_media is set to 1, in which case we do
+		 * On fatal errors c->ro_error is set to 1, in which case we do
 		 * not write the master node.
 		 */
-		if (!c->ro_media) {
+		if (!c->ro_error) {
 			/*
 			 * We are being cleanly unmounted which means the
 			 * orphans were killed - indicate this in the master
@@ -1798,16 +1798,20 @@ static int ubifs_remount_fs(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	}
 
 	if ((sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY) && !(*flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+		if (c->ro_error) {
+			ubifs_msg("cannot re-mount R/W due to prior errors");
+			return -EROFS;
+		}
 		if (c->ro_media) {
-			ubifs_msg("cannot re-mount due to prior errors");
+			ubifs_msg("cannot re-mount R/W - UBI volume is R/O");
 			return -EROFS;
 		}
 		err = ubifs_remount_rw(c);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	} else if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY) && (*flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-		if (c->ro_media) {
-			ubifs_msg("cannot re-mount due to prior errors");
+		if (c->ro_error) {
+			ubifs_msg("cannot re-mount R/O due to prior errors");
 			return -EROFS;
 		}
 		ubifs_remount_ro(c);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index c4dc9b1..f47ebb4 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ struct ubifs_debug_info;
  * @max_leb_cnt: maximum count of logical eraseblocks
  * @old_leb_cnt: count of logical eraseblocks before re-size
  * @ro_media: the underlying UBI volume is read-only
+ * @ro_error: UBIFS switched to R/O mode because an error happened
  *
  * @dirty_pg_cnt: number of dirty pages (not used)
  * @dirty_zn_cnt: number of dirty znodes
@@ -1272,7 +1273,8 @@ struct ubifs_info {
 	int leb_cnt;
 	int max_leb_cnt;
 	int old_leb_cnt;
-	int ro_media;
+	unsigned int ro_media:1;
+	unsigned int ro_error:1;
 
 	atomic_long_t dirty_pg_cnt;
 	atomic_long_t dirty_zn_cnt;
