diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 801b0b0b08f4..e4081fc91012 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1275,6 +1275,10 @@ static int f2fs_write_data_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
 	if (!mapping->a_ops->writepage)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* skip writing if there is no dirty page in this inode */
+	if (!get_dirty_pages(inode) && wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE &&
 			get_dirty_pages(inode) < nr_pages_to_skip(sbi, DATA) &&
 			available_free_memory(sbi, DIRTY_DENTS))