diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 93e9465..0b7378a 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@
 			goto out_lpt;
 	}
 
-	if (!c->ro_mount) {
+	if (!c->ro_mount && !c->need_recovery) {
 		/*
 		 * Set the "dirty" flag so that if we reboot uncleanly we
 		 * will notice this immediately on the next mount.