diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 972eda87db2ba..f467f1230444f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -743,10 +743,14 @@ xfs_log_mount_finish(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
 	int	error = 0;
+	bool	readonly = (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY);
 
 	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY) {
 		ASSERT(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY);
 		return 0;
+	} else if (readonly) {
+		/* Allow unlinked processing to proceed */
+		mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -764,6 +768,9 @@ xfs_log_mount_finish(
 		xfs_log_work_queue(mp);
 	mp->m_super->s_flags &= ~MS_ACTIVE;
 
+	if (readonly)
+		mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY;
+
 	return error;
 }