diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index e1bcad5906ae..59bf4b2c0f86 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1277,8 +1277,17 @@ int nfs_get_tree_common(struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (IS_ERR(server))
 		return PTR_ERR(server);
 
+	/*
+	 * When NFS_MOUNT_UNSHARED is not set, NFS forces the sharing of a
+	 * superblock among each filesystem that mounts sub-directories
+	 * belonging to a single exported root path.
+	 * To prevent interference between different filesystems, the
+	 * SB_RDONLY flag should be removed from the superblock.
+	 */
 	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_UNSHARED)
 		compare_super = NULL;
+	else
+		fc->sb_flags &= ~SB_RDONLY;
 
 	/* -o noac implies -o sync */
 	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)