audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
 
-       err = -EROFS;
-       if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
+       err = mnt_want_write(file->f_path.mnt);
+       if (err)
                goto out_putf;
        err = -EPERM;
        if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-               goto out_putf;
+               goto out_drop_write;
        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
        if (mode == (mode_t) -1)
                mode = inode->i_mode;
        err = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
+out_drop_write:
+       mnt_drop_write(file->f_path.mnt);
 out_putf:
        fput(file);
 out:
                goto out;
        inode = nd.path.dentry->d_inode;
 
-       error = -EROFS;
-       if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
+       error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+       if (error)
                goto dput_and_out;
 
        error = -EPERM;
        if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-               goto dput_and_out;
+               goto out_drop_write;
 
        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
        if (mode == (mode_t) -1)
        error = notify_change(nd.path.dentry, &newattrs);
        mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
+out_drop_write:
+       mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 dput_and_out:
        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
                printk(KERN_ERR "chown_common: NULL inode\n");
                goto out;
        }
-       error = -EROFS;
-       if (IS_RDONLY(inode))
-               goto out;
        error = -EPERM;
        if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
                goto out;
        error = user_path_walk(filename, &nd);
        if (error)
                goto out;
+       error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+       if (error)
+               goto out_release;
        error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
+       mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+out_release:
        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
        error = __user_walk_fd(dfd, filename, follow, &nd);
        if (error)
                goto out;
+       error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+       if (error)
+               goto out_release;
        error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
+       mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+out_release:
        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
        error = user_path_walk_link(filename, &nd);
        if (error)
                goto out;
+       error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+       if (error)
+               goto out_release;
        error = chown_common(nd.path.dentry, user, group);
+       mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+out_release:
        path_put(&nd.path);
 out:
        return error;
        if (!file)
                goto out;
 
+       error = mnt_want_write(file->f_path.mnt);
+       if (error)
+               goto out_fput;
        dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
        audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
        error = chown_common(dentry, user, group);
+       mnt_drop_write(file->f_path.mnt);
+out_fput:
        fput(file);
 out:
        return error;