diff --git a/fs/ext4/mmp.c b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
index 0aaf38ffcb6e..bd946d0c71b7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mmp.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int kmmpd(void *data)
 	memcpy(mmp->mmp_nodename, init_utsname()->nodename,
 	       sizeof(mmp->mmp_nodename));
 
-	while (!kthread_should_stop() && !sb_rdonly(sb)) {
+	while (!kthread_should_stop() && !ext4_forced_shutdown(sb)) {
 		if (!ext4_has_feature_mmp(sb)) {
 			ext4_warning(sb, "kmmpd being stopped since MMP feature"
 				     " has been disabled.");