diff --git a/fs/gfs2/mount.c b/fs/gfs2/mount.c
index 6f006a804db3..4864659555d4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/mount.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/mount.c
@@ -82,19 +82,20 @@ int gfs2_mount_args(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *data_arg, int remount)
 	char *options, *o, *v;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	/*  If someone preloaded options, use those instead  */
-	spin_lock(&gfs2_sys_margs_lock);
-	if (!remount && gfs2_sys_margs) {
-		data = gfs2_sys_margs;
-		gfs2_sys_margs = NULL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&gfs2_sys_margs_lock);
+	if (!remount) {
+		/*  If someone preloaded options, use those instead  */
+		spin_lock(&gfs2_sys_margs_lock);
+		if (gfs2_sys_margs) {
+			data = gfs2_sys_margs;
+			gfs2_sys_margs = NULL;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&gfs2_sys_margs_lock);
 
-	/*  Set some defaults  */
-	memset(args, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_args));
-	args->ar_num_glockd = GFS2_GLOCKD_DEFAULT;
-	args->ar_quota = GFS2_QUOTA_DEFAULT;
-	args->ar_data = GFS2_DATA_DEFAULT;
+		/*  Set some defaults  */
+		args->ar_num_glockd = GFS2_GLOCKD_DEFAULT;
+		args->ar_quota = GFS2_QUOTA_DEFAULT;
+		args->ar_data = GFS2_DATA_DEFAULT;
+	}
 
 	/* Split the options into tokens with the "," character and
 	   process them */