diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index fd7565707975..1bb2e902667d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -4667,16 +4667,17 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto failed_mount3a;
 	} else {
 		/* Nojournal mode, all journal mount options are illegal */
-		if (test_opt2(sb, EXPLICIT_JOURNAL_CHECKSUM)) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "can't mount with "
-				 "journal_checksum, fs mounted w/o journal");
-			goto failed_mount3a;
-		}
 		if (test_opt(sb, JOURNAL_ASYNC_COMMIT)) {
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "can't mount with "
 				 "journal_async_commit, fs mounted w/o journal");
 			goto failed_mount3a;
 		}
+
+		if (test_opt2(sb, EXPLICIT_JOURNAL_CHECKSUM)) {
+			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "can't mount with "
+				 "journal_checksum, fs mounted w/o journal");
+			goto failed_mount3a;
+		}
 		if (sbi->s_commit_interval != JBD2_DEFAULT_MAX_COMMIT_AGE*HZ) {
 			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "can't mount with "
 				 "commit=%lu, fs mounted w/o journal",