errstr = ext4_decode_error(sb, j_errno, nbuf);
                ext4_warning(sb, "Filesystem error recorded "
                             "from previous mount: %s", errstr);
-               ext4_warning(sb, "Marking fs in need of filesystem check.");
 
                EXT4_SB(sb)->s_mount_state |= EXT4_ERROR_FS;
                es->s_state |= cpu_to_le16(EXT4_ERROR_FS);
-               ext4_commit_super(sb);
+               j_errno = ext4_commit_super(sb);
+               if (j_errno)
+                       return j_errno;
+               ext4_warning(sb, "Marked fs in need of filesystem check.");
 
                jbd2_journal_clear_err(journal);
                jbd2_journal_update_sb_errno(journal);