diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inode.c b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
index e7f2e8759315..4edd6f2bb491 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ make_now:
 	return inode;
 
 bad_inode:
+	f2fs_inode_synced(inode);
 	iget_failed(inode);
 	trace_f2fs_iget_exit(inode, ret);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);