diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index 1982fc7c1eea..b8614cf77cdd 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,9 @@ int f2fs_write_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 	unsigned long long ckpt_ver;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (f2fs_readonly(sbi->sb) || f2fs_hw_is_readonly(sbi))
+		return -EROFS;
+
 	if (unlikely(is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_CP_DISABLED))) {
 		if (cpc->reason != CP_PAUSE)
 			return 0;
@@ -1546,10 +1549,6 @@ int f2fs_write_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (f2fs_readonly(sbi->sb)) {
-		err = -EROFS;
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	trace_f2fs_write_checkpoint(sbi->sb, cpc->reason, "start block_ops");