diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 89f071ba7b10..516f995a988c 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ dax_iomap_rw(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
 		lockdep_assert_held_write(&iomi.inode->i_rwsem);
 		iomi.flags |= IOMAP_WRITE;
-	} else {
+	} else if (!sb_rdonly(iomi.inode->i_sb)) {
 		lockdep_assert_held(&iomi.inode->i_rwsem);
 	}