diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index e7a88b717991..163dd7132957 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1286,6 +1286,8 @@ static int gfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 
 fail_per_node:
 	init_per_node(sdp, UNDO);
+	if (!sb_rdonly(sb))
+		gfs2_destroy_threads(sdp);
 fail_inodes:
 	init_inodes(sdp, UNDO);
 fail_sb: