diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index f7f89a94a5a4..666548e14596 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ void gfs2_recover_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned int pass;
 	int error;
 
-	if (jd->jd_jid != sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_jid) {
+	if (sdp->sd_args.ar_spectator ||
+	    (jd->jd_jid != sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_jid)) {
 		fs_info(sdp, "jid=%u: Trying to acquire journal lock...\n",
 			jd->jd_jid);