diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index f5bce9096555..54742f9a67a8 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -190,23 +190,11 @@ static int ecryptfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat = NULL;
-	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat;
 	struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	/* Private value of ecryptfs_dentry allocated in
 	 * ecryptfs_lookup() */
 	struct ecryptfs_file_info *file_info;
 
-	mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
-		ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
-	if ((mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_VIEW_ENABLED)
-	    && ((file->f_flags & O_WRONLY) || (file->f_flags & O_RDWR)
-		|| (file->f_flags & O_CREAT) || (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC)
-		|| (file->f_flags & O_APPEND))) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Mount has encrypted view enabled; "
-		       "files may only be read\n");
-		rc = -EPERM;
-		goto out;
-	}
 	/* Released in ecryptfs_release or end of function if failure */
 	file_info = kmem_cache_zalloc(ecryptfs_file_info_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	ecryptfs_set_file_private(file, file_info);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 1b119d3bf924..34eb8433d93f 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 {
 	struct super_block *s;
 	struct ecryptfs_sb_info *sbi;
+	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat;
 	struct ecryptfs_dentry_info *root_info;
 	const char *err = "Getting sb failed";
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -511,6 +512,7 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 		err = "Error parsing options";
 		goto out;
 	}
+	mount_crypt_stat = &sbi->mount_crypt_stat;
 
 	s = sget(fs_type, NULL, set_anon_super, flags, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
@@ -557,11 +559,19 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the POSIX ACL flag based on whether they're enabled in the lower
-	 * mount. Force a read-only eCryptfs mount if the lower mount is ro.
-	 * Allow a ro eCryptfs mount even when the lower mount is rw.
+	 * mount.
 	 */
 	s->s_flags = flags & ~MS_POSIXACL;
-	s->s_flags |= path.dentry->d_sb->s_flags & (MS_RDONLY | MS_POSIXACL);
+	s->s_flags |= path.dentry->d_sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL;
+
+	/**
+	 * Force a read-only eCryptfs mount when:
+	 *   1) The lower mount is ro
+	 *   2) The ecryptfs_encrypted_view mount option is specified
+	 */
+	if (path.dentry->d_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY ||
+	    mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_VIEW_ENABLED)
+		s->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 
 	s->s_maxbytes = path.dentry->d_sb->s_maxbytes;
 	s->s_blocksize = path.dentry->d_sb->s_blocksize;