diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
index b1d52c14098e..f97611171023 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
@@ -414,17 +414,19 @@ static inline int ext4_inode_journal_mode(struct inode *inode)
 		return EXT4_INODE_WRITEBACK_DATA_MODE;	/* writeback */
 	/* We do not support data journalling with delayed allocation */
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) ||
-	    test_opt(inode->i_sb, DATA_FLAGS) == EXT4_MOUNT_JOURNAL_DATA)
-		return EXT4_INODE_JOURNAL_DATA_MODE;	/* journal data */
-	if (ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_JOURNAL_DATA) &&
-	    !test_opt(inode->i_sb, DELALLOC))
+	    test_opt(inode->i_sb, DATA_FLAGS) == EXT4_MOUNT_JOURNAL_DATA ||
+	    (ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_JOURNAL_DATA) &&
+	    !test_opt(inode->i_sb, DELALLOC))) {
+		/* We do not support data journalling for encrypted data */
+		if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && ext4_encrypted_inode(inode))
+			return EXT4_INODE_ORDERED_DATA_MODE;  /* ordered */
 		return EXT4_INODE_JOURNAL_DATA_MODE;	/* journal data */
+	}
 	if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, DATA_FLAGS) == EXT4_MOUNT_ORDERED_DATA)
 		return EXT4_INODE_ORDERED_DATA_MODE;	/* ordered */
 	if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, DATA_FLAGS) == EXT4_MOUNT_WRITEBACK_DATA)
 		return EXT4_INODE_WRITEBACK_DATA_MODE;	/* writeback */
-	else
-		BUG();
+	BUG();
 }
 
 static inline int ext4_should_journal_data(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 334beea19883..478630af0d19 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -3516,6 +3516,11 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 				 "both data=journal and dax");
 			goto failed_mount;
 		}
+		if (ext4_has_feature_encrypt(sb)) {
+			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+				 "encrypted files will use data=ordered "
+				 "instead of data journaling mode");
+		}
 		if (test_opt(sb, DELALLOC))
 			clear_opt(sb, DELALLOC);
 	} else {