diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index e95fb4cb4fcd..a01a0fb2cdbb 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -407,8 +407,10 @@ static int afs_validate_fc(struct fs_context *fc)
 			return PTR_ERR(volume);
 
 		ctx->volume = volume;
-		if (volume->type != AFSVL_RWVOL)
+		if (volume->type != AFSVL_RWVOL) {
 			ctx->flock_mode = afs_flock_mode_local;
+			fc->sb_flags |= SB_RDONLY;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;