diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 3666c1fd77a6..8b561af37974 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -2490,9 +2490,6 @@ int f2fs_encrypt_one_page(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
 
 	page = fio->compressed_page ? fio->compressed_page : fio->page;
 
-	/* wait for GCed page writeback via META_MAPPING */
-	f2fs_wait_on_block_writeback(inode, fio->old_blkaddr);
-
 	if (fscrypt_inode_uses_inline_crypto(inode))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2681,6 +2678,10 @@ got_it:
 		goto out_writepage;
 	}
 
+	/* wait for GCed page writeback via META_MAPPING */
+	if (fio->post_read)
+		f2fs_wait_on_block_writeback(inode, fio->old_blkaddr);
+
 	/*
 	 * If current allocation needs SSR,
 	 * it had better in-place writes for updated data.