diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 5477fc09c3cd..ac8720fa5868 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1904,7 +1904,13 @@ static int __write_data_page(struct page *page, bool *submitted,
 
 redirty_out:
 	redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
-	if (!err)
+	/*
+	 * pageout() in MM traslates EAGAIN, so calls handle_write_error()
+	 * -> mapping_set_error() -> set_bit(AS_EIO, ...).
+	 * file_write_and_wait_range() will see EIO error, which is critical
+	 * to return value of fsync() followed by atomic_write failure to user.
+	 */
+	if (!err || wbc->for_reclaim)
 		return AOP_WRITEPAGE_ACTIVATE;
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return err;