diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index bd6e86a..9eaec22 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 static int ext4_freeze(struct super_block *sb);
 static struct dentry *ext4_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 		       const char *dev_name, void *data);
+static int ext4_feature_set_ok(struct super_block *sb, int readonly);
 static void ext4_destroy_lazyinit_thread(void);
 static void ext4_unregister_li_request(struct super_block *sb);
 static void ext4_clear_request_list(void);
@@ -2117,6 +2118,13 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* Check if feature set would not allow a r/w mount */
+	if (!ext4_feature_set_ok(sb, 0)) {
+		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "Skipping orphan cleanup due to "
+			 "unknown ROCOMPAT features");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_mount_state & EXT4_ERROR_FS) {
 		if (es->s_last_orphan)
 			jbd_debug(1, "Errors on filesystem, "