diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 2f733e7cea6b..666a2da755ca 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_data_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 	diff = nr_pages_to_write(sbi, DATA, wbc);
 
-	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
 		mutex_lock(&sbi->writepages);
 		locked = true;
 	}