diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 9c09e2c96705..ca1f567f701a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -1406,6 +1406,8 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
 				msecs_to_jiffies(wait_ms));
 		if (try_to_freeze())
 			continue;
+		if (f2fs_readonly(sbi->sb))
+			continue;
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			return 0;