diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 49fa4d4..639613f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -388,9 +388,13 @@
 		smp_wmb();
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 	}
-	if (test_opt(sb, ERRORS_PANIC))
+	if (test_opt(sb, ERRORS_PANIC)) {
+		if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal &&
+		  !(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal->j_flags & JBD2_REC_ERR))
+			return;
 		panic("EXT4-fs (device %s): panic forced after error\n",
 			sb->s_id);
+	}
 }
 
 #define ext4_error_ratelimit(sb)					\
@@ -585,8 +589,12 @@
 			jbd2_journal_abort(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal, -EIO);
 		save_error_info(sb, function, line);
 	}
-	if (test_opt(sb, ERRORS_PANIC))
+	if (test_opt(sb, ERRORS_PANIC)) {
+		if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal &&
+		  !(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal->j_flags & JBD2_REC_ERR))
+			return;
 		panic("EXT4-fs panic from previous error\n");
+	}
 }
 
 void __ext4_msg(struct super_block *sb,