diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 330957ed1f05..9fdad843b30e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ static int ext4_load_journal(struct super_block *, struct ext4_super_block *,
 			     unsigned long journal_devnum);
 static int ext4_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct dentry *root);
 static int ext4_commit_super(struct super_block *sb, int sync);
-static void ext4_mark_recovery_complete(struct super_block *sb,
+static int ext4_mark_recovery_complete(struct super_block *sb,
 					struct ext4_super_block *es);
-static void ext4_clear_journal_err(struct super_block *sb,
-				   struct ext4_super_block *es);
+static int ext4_clear_journal_err(struct super_block *sb,
+				  struct ext4_super_block *es);
 static int ext4_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait);
 static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data);
 static int ext4_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf);
@@ -4770,7 +4770,9 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	EXT4_SB(sb)->s_mount_state &= ~EXT4_ORPHAN_FS;
 	if (needs_recovery) {
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "recovery complete");
-		ext4_mark_recovery_complete(sb, es);
+		err = ext4_mark_recovery_complete(sb, es);
+		if (err)
+			goto failed_mount8;
 	}
 	if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal) {
 		if (test_opt(sb, DATA_FLAGS) == EXT4_MOUNT_JOURNAL_DATA)
@@ -4813,10 +4815,8 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "VFS: Can't find ext4 filesystem");
 	goto failed_mount;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 failed_mount8:
 	ext4_unregister_sysfs(sb);
-#endif
 failed_mount7:
 	ext4_unregister_li_request(sb);
 failed_mount6:
@@ -4956,7 +4956,8 @@ static journal_t *ext4_get_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct inode *journal_inode;
 	journal_t *journal;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb)))
+		return NULL;
 
 	journal_inode = ext4_get_journal_inode(sb, journal_inum);
 	if (!journal_inode)
@@ -4986,7 +4987,8 @@ static journal_t *ext4_get_dev_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct ext4_super_block *es;
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb)))
+		return NULL;
 
 	bdev = ext4_blkdev_get(j_dev, sb);
 	if (bdev == NULL)
@@ -5078,7 +5080,8 @@ static int ext4_load_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 	int err = 0;
 	int really_read_only;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb)))
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 
 	if (journal_devnum &&
 	    journal_devnum != le32_to_cpu(es->s_journal_dev)) {
@@ -5148,7 +5151,12 @@ static int ext4_load_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 	}
 
 	EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal = journal;
-	ext4_clear_journal_err(sb, es);
+	err = ext4_clear_journal_err(sb, es);
+	if (err) {
+		EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal = NULL;
+		jbd2_journal_destroy(journal);
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	if (!really_read_only && journal_devnum &&
 	    journal_devnum != le32_to_cpu(es->s_journal_dev)) {
@@ -5244,26 +5252,32 @@ static int ext4_commit_super(struct super_block *sb, int sync)
  * remounting) the filesystem readonly, then we will end up with a
  * consistent fs on disk.  Record that fact.
  */
-static void ext4_mark_recovery_complete(struct super_block *sb,
-					struct ext4_super_block *es)
+static int ext4_mark_recovery_complete(struct super_block *sb,
+				       struct ext4_super_block *es)
 {
+	int err;
 	journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal;
 
 	if (!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb)) {
-		BUG_ON(journal != NULL);
-		return;
+		if (journal != NULL) {
+			ext4_error(sb, "Journal got removed while the fs was "
+				   "mounted!");
+			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+		}
+		return 0;
 	}
 	jbd2_journal_lock_updates(journal);
-	if (jbd2_journal_flush(journal) < 0)
+	err = jbd2_journal_flush(journal);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (ext4_has_feature_journal_needs_recovery(sb) && sb_rdonly(sb)) {
 		ext4_clear_feature_journal_needs_recovery(sb);
 		ext4_commit_super(sb, 1);
 	}
-
 out:
 	jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(journal);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5271,14 +5285,17 @@ static void ext4_mark_recovery_complete(struct super_block *sb,
  * has recorded an error from a previous lifetime, move that error to the
  * main filesystem now.
  */
-static void ext4_clear_journal_err(struct super_block *sb,
+static int ext4_clear_journal_err(struct super_block *sb,
 				   struct ext4_super_block *es)
 {
 	journal_t *journal;
 	int j_errno;
 	const char *errstr;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb));
+	if (!ext4_has_feature_journal(sb)) {
+		ext4_error(sb, "Journal got removed while the fs was mounted!");
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+	}
 
 	journal = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal;
 
@@ -5303,6 +5320,7 @@ static void ext4_clear_journal_err(struct super_block *sb,
 		jbd2_journal_clear_err(journal);
 		jbd2_journal_update_sb_errno(journal);
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5573,8 +5591,13 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 			    (sbi->s_mount_state & EXT4_VALID_FS))
 				es->s_state = cpu_to_le16(sbi->s_mount_state);
 
-			if (sbi->s_journal)
+			if (sbi->s_journal) {
+				/*
+				 * We let remount-ro finish even if marking fs
+				 * as clean failed...
+				 */
 				ext4_mark_recovery_complete(sb, es);
+			}
 			if (sbi->s_mmp_tsk)
 				kthread_stop(sbi->s_mmp_tsk);
 		} else {
@@ -5622,8 +5645,11 @@ static int ext4_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 			 * been changed by e2fsck since we originally mounted
 			 * the partition.)
 			 */
-			if (sbi->s_journal)
-				ext4_clear_journal_err(sb, es);
+			if (sbi->s_journal) {
+				err = ext4_clear_journal_err(sb, es);
+				if (err)
+					goto restore_opts;
+			}
 			sbi->s_mount_state = le16_to_cpu(es->s_state);
 
 			err = ext4_setup_super(sb, es, 0);