int error = 0;
        struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
 
-       if (gl->gl_state == LM_ST_SHARED && !gfs2_withdrawn(sdp) &&
-           test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
+       if (gl->gl_req == LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE && !gfs2_withdrawn(sdp)) {
                atomic_set(&sdp->sd_freeze_state, SFS_STARTING_FREEZE);
                error = freeze_super(sdp->sd_vfs);
                if (error) {
                        gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
                }
                queue_work(gfs2_freeze_wq, &sdp->sd_freeze_work);
-               gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL, GFS2_LOG_HEAD_FLUSH_FREEZE |
-                              GFS2_LFC_FREEZE_GO_SYNC);
+               if (test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))
+                       gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL, GFS2_LOG_HEAD_FLUSH_FREEZE |
+                                      GFS2_LFC_FREEZE_GO_SYNC);
+               else /* read-only mounts */
+                       atomic_set(&sdp->sd_freeze_state, SFS_FROZEN);
        }
        return 0;
 }