diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index c579f68b3c11..7617e2d454ea 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1570,6 +1570,7 @@ struct ext4_sb_info {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *s_proc;
 	struct kobject s_kobj;
 	struct completion s_kobj_unregister;
+	struct mutex s_error_notify_mutex; /* protects sysfs_notify vs kobject_del */
 	struct super_block *s_sb;
 	struct buffer_head *s_mmp_bh;
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index baa067eb8cf4..cb69a9b38b7c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5406,6 +5406,7 @@ static int __ext4_fill_super(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
 
 	timer_setup(&sbi->s_err_report, print_daily_error_info, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&sbi->s_error_lock);
+	mutex_init(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
 	INIT_WORK(&sbi->s_sb_upd_work, update_super_work);
 
 	err = ext4_group_desc_init(sb, es, logical_sb_block, &first_not_zeroed);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/sysfs.c b/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
index b87d7bdab06a..923b375e017f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/sysfs.c
@@ -597,7 +597,10 @@ static const struct kobj_type ext4_feat_ktype = {
 
 void ext4_notify_error_sysfs(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi)
 {
-	sysfs_notify(&sbi->s_kobj, NULL, "errors_count");
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
+	if (sbi->s_kobj.state_in_sysfs)
+		sysfs_notify(&sbi->s_kobj, NULL, "errors_count");
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
 }
 
 static struct kobject *ext4_root;
@@ -610,8 +613,10 @@ int ext4_register_sysfs(struct super_block *sb)
 	int err;
 
 	init_completion(&sbi->s_kobj_unregister);
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
 	err = kobject_init_and_add(&sbi->s_kobj, &ext4_sb_ktype, ext4_root,
 				   "%s", sb->s_id);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
 	if (err) {
 		kobject_put(&sbi->s_kobj);
 		wait_for_completion(&sbi->s_kobj_unregister);
@@ -644,7 +649,10 @@ void ext4_unregister_sysfs(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	if (sbi->s_proc)
 		remove_proc_subtree(sb->s_id, ext4_proc_root);
+
+	mutex_lock(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
 	kobject_del(&sbi->s_kobj);
+	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_error_notify_mutex);
 }
 
 int __init ext4_init_sysfs(void)