diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index f96bbfa8b399..a03c61bd7016 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -2326,6 +2326,7 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_get_encryption_pwsalt(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
+	u8 encrypt_pw_salt[16];
 	int err;
 
 	if (!f2fs_sb_has_encrypt(sbi))
@@ -2350,12 +2351,14 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_get_encryption_pwsalt(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 got_it:
-	if (copy_to_user((__u8 __user *)arg, sbi->raw_super->encrypt_pw_salt,
-									16))
-		err = -EFAULT;
+	memcpy(encrypt_pw_salt, sbi->raw_super->encrypt_pw_salt, 16);
 out_err:
 	f2fs_up_write(&sbi->sb_lock);
 	mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
+
+	if (!err && copy_to_user((__u8 __user *)arg, encrypt_pw_salt, 16))
+		err = -EFAULT;
+
 	return err;
 }