diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 1a5f2daa4a95..440e628f9d4f 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -1692,6 +1692,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_prepare_write(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 			if (bh->b_page != bd_page) {
 				if (bd_page) {
 					lock_page(bd_page);
+					wait_on_page_writeback(bd_page);
 					clear_page_dirty_for_io(bd_page);
 					set_page_writeback(bd_page);
 					unlock_page(bd_page);
@@ -1705,6 +1706,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_prepare_write(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 			if (bh == segbuf->sb_super_root) {
 				if (bh->b_page != bd_page) {
 					lock_page(bd_page);
+					wait_on_page_writeback(bd_page);
 					clear_page_dirty_for_io(bd_page);
 					set_page_writeback(bd_page);
 					unlock_page(bd_page);
@@ -1721,6 +1723,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_prepare_write(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 	}
 	if (bd_page) {
 		lock_page(bd_page);
+		wait_on_page_writeback(bd_page);
 		clear_page_dirty_for_io(bd_page);
 		set_page_writeback(bd_page);
 		unlock_page(bd_page);