diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index da932eeecf30..7a67d6161b84 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1875,9 +1875,10 @@ got_it:
 									true);
 			if (PageWriteback(page))
 				end_page_writeback(page);
+		} else {
+			set_inode_flag(inode, FI_UPDATE_WRITE);
 		}
 		trace_f2fs_do_write_data_page(fio->page, IPU);
-		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_UPDATE_WRITE);
 		return err;
 	}