diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index f5fac16bc6e7..0ae558723506 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ int reserve_new_block(struct dnode_of_data *dn)
 
 	__set_data_blkaddr(dn, NEW_ADDR);
 	dn->data_blkaddr = NEW_ADDR;
+	mark_inode_dirty(dn->inode);
 	sync_inode_page(dn);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -564,7 +565,6 @@ repeat:
 		i_size_write(inode, ((index + 1) << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT));
 		/* Only the directory inode sets new_i_size */
 		set_inode_flag(F2FS_I(inode), FI_UPDATE_DIR);
-		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 	}
 	return page;
 
@@ -1060,6 +1060,8 @@ static int f2fs_set_data_page_dirty(struct page *page)
 	trace_f2fs_set_page_dirty(page, DATA);
 
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
 	if (!PageDirty(page)) {
 		__set_page_dirty_nobuffers(page);
 		set_dirty_dir_page(inode, page);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/dir.c b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
index cd055b6fcffe..b2b77ccea82b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ static void update_parent_metadata(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
 		clear_inode_flag(F2FS_I(inode), FI_NEW_INODE);
 	}
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	mark_inode_dirty(dir);
+
 	if (F2FS_I(dir)->i_current_depth != current_depth) {
 		F2FS_I(dir)->i_current_depth = current_depth;
 		set_inode_flag(F2FS_I(dir), FI_UPDATE_DIR);
@@ -395,8 +397,6 @@ static void update_parent_metadata(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (is_inode_flag_set(F2FS_I(dir), FI_UPDATE_DIR))
 		update_inode_page(dir);
-	else
-		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 
 	if (is_inode_flag_set(F2FS_I(inode), FI_INC_LINK))
 		clear_inode_flag(F2FS_I(inode), FI_INC_LINK);
@@ -553,8 +553,6 @@ void f2fs_delete_entry(struct f2fs_dir_entry *dentry, struct page *page,
 	if (inode && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		drop_nlink(dir);
 		update_inode_page(dir);
-	} else {
-		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 	}
 
 	if (inode) {
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index a68838dae335..3d32f2969c5e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		if (old_dir_entry)
 			drop_nlink(new_inode);
 		drop_nlink(new_inode);
+		mark_inode_dirty(new_inode);
 
 		if (!new_inode->i_nlink)
 			add_orphan_inode(sbi, new_inode->i_ino);
@@ -459,11 +460,13 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			f2fs_set_link(old_inode, old_dir_entry,
 						old_dir_page, new_dir);
 			F2FS_I(old_inode)->i_pino = new_dir->i_ino;
+			update_inode_page(old_inode);
 		} else {
 			kunmap(old_dir_page);
 			f2fs_put_page(old_dir_page, 0);
 		}
 		drop_nlink(old_dir);
+		mark_inode_dirty(old_dir);
 		update_inode_page(old_dir);
 	}