diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 534d8bb1f26c8180906820249d5121b67346475b..5d7bba259d51ad8caf6b5bde88e3919894862966 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -4178,9 +4178,15 @@ void f2fs_handle_critical_error(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned char reason,
 	if (shutdown)
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_SHUTDOWN);
 
-	/* continue filesystem operators if errors=continue */
-	if (continue_fs || f2fs_readonly(sb))
+	/*
+	 * Continue filesystem operators if errors=continue. Should not set
+	 * RO by shutdown, since RO bypasses thaw_super which can hang the
+	 * system.
+	 */
+	if (continue_fs || f2fs_readonly(sb) || shutdown) {
+		f2fs_warn(sbi, "Stopped filesystem due to reason: %d", reason);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	f2fs_warn(sbi, "Remounting filesystem read-only");
 	/*