diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 3a1e621b451a..43475794e232 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -2029,7 +2029,6 @@ static inline void dec_valid_node_count(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 
 	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !sbi->total_valid_block_count);
 	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !sbi->total_valid_node_count);
-	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !is_inode && !inode->i_blocks);
 
 	sbi->total_valid_node_count--;
 	sbi->total_valid_block_count--;
@@ -2039,10 +2038,19 @@ static inline void dec_valid_node_count(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->stat_lock);
 
-	if (is_inode)
+	if (is_inode) {
 		dquot_free_inode(inode);
-	else
+	} else {
+		if (unlikely(inode->i_blocks == 0)) {
+			f2fs_msg(sbi->sb, KERN_WARNING,
+				"Inconsistent i_blocks, ino:%lu, iblocks:%llu",
+				inode->i_ino,
+				(unsigned long long)inode->i_blocks);
+			set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
+			return;
+		}
 		f2fs_i_blocks_write(inode, 1, false, true);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int valid_node_count(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)