diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index abdea739f505..7bb93b751a98 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -2525,6 +2525,7 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 
 		err = f2fs_preallocate_blocks(iocb, from);
 		if (err) {
+			clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC);
 			inode_unlock(inode);
 			return err;
 		}