diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 920d66fc2c89..e5fa1940ed3c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -3063,20 +3063,16 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		if (iov_iter_fault_in_readable(from, iov_iter_count(from)))
 			set_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC);
 
-		if ((iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) &&
-			(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)) {
-				if (!f2fs_overwrite_io(inode, iocb->ki_pos,
+		if ((iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)) {
+			if (!f2fs_overwrite_io(inode, iocb->ki_pos,
 						iov_iter_count(from)) ||
-					f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) ||
-					f2fs_force_buffered_io(inode,
-							iocb, from)) {
-						clear_inode_flag(inode,
-								FI_NO_PREALLOC);
-						inode_unlock(inode);
-						ret = -EAGAIN;
-						goto out;
-				}
-
+				f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) ||
+				f2fs_force_buffered_io(inode, iocb, from)) {
+				clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC);
+				inode_unlock(inode);
+				ret = -EAGAIN;
+				goto out;
+			}
 		} else {
 			preallocated = true;
 			target_size = iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from);