diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 6ce467872376..b8372095ba0a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -2697,6 +2697,7 @@ 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;
 		}