diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index b96d39c28e17..5d72e8b66a26 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ enum {
 	SDF_RORECOVERY		= 7, /* read only recovery */
 	SDF_SKIP_DLM_UNLOCK	= 8,
 	SDF_FORCE_AIL_FLUSH     = 9,
+	SDF_AIL1_IO_ERROR	= 10,
 };
 
 enum gfs2_freeze_state {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index ee20ea42e7b5..96706a2bd2b6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ __acquires(&sdp->sd_ail_lock)
 		gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_tr == tr);
 
 		if (!buffer_busy(bh)) {
-			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) &&
+			    !test_and_set_bit(SDF_AIL1_IO_ERROR,
+					      &sdp->sd_flags)) {
 				gfs2_io_error_bh(sdp, bh);
 				*withdraw = true;
 			}
@@ -206,7 +208,8 @@ static void gfs2_ail1_empty_one(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr,
 		gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_tr == tr);
 		if (buffer_busy(bh))
 			continue;
-		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) &&
+		    !test_and_set_bit(SDF_AIL1_IO_ERROR, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
 			gfs2_io_error_bh(sdp, bh);
 			*withdraw = true;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index b072b10fb635..0a814ccac41d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -259,12 +259,13 @@ void gfs2_io_error_bh_i(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 			const char *function, char *file, unsigned int line,
 			bool withdraw)
 {
-	fs_err(sdp,
-	       "fatal: I/O error\n"
-	       "  block = %llu\n"
-	       "  function = %s, file = %s, line = %u\n",
-	       (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
-	       function, file, line);
+	if (!test_bit(SDF_SHUTDOWN, &sdp->sd_flags))
+		fs_err(sdp,
+		       "fatal: I/O error\n"
+		       "  block = %llu\n"
+		       "  function = %s, file = %s, line = %u\n",
+		       (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
+		       function, file, line);
 	if (withdraw)
 		gfs2_lm_withdraw(sdp, NULL);
 }