diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index a728a0af9ce0..e4b25ef871b3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -460,6 +460,13 @@ static int __recover_dot_dentries(struct inode *dir, nid_t pino)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!S_ISDIR(dir->i_mode)) {
+		f2fs_err(sbi, "inconsistent inode status, skip recovering inline_dots inode (ino:%lu, i_mode:%u, pino:%u)",
+			  dir->i_ino, dir->i_mode, pino);
+		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
+		return -ENOTDIR;
+	}
+
 	err = f2fs_dquot_initialize(dir);
 	if (err)
 		return err;