diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index da8bdea..7c6e360 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -1185,9 +1185,12 @@
 	es = sbi->s_es;
 	if (((sbi->s_mount_opt & EXT2_MOUNT_XIP) !=
 	    (old_mount_opt & EXT2_MOUNT_XIP)) &&
-	    invalidate_inodes(sb))
-		ext2_warning(sb, __func__, "busy inodes while remounting "\
-			     "xip remain in cache (no functional problem)");
+	    invalidate_inodes(sb)) {
+		ext2_warning(sb, __func__, "refusing change of xip flag "
+			     "with busy inodes while remounting");
+		sbi->s_mount_opt &= ~EXT2_MOUNT_XIP;
+		sbi->s_mount_opt |= old_mount_opt & EXT2_MOUNT_XIP;
+	}
 	if ((*flags & MS_RDONLY) == (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
 		return 0;
 	if (*flags & MS_RDONLY) {