diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index 02cb1c806c3e..348ad1d6199f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ struct page *f2fs_new_node_page(struct dnode_of_data *dn, unsigned int ofs)
 	}
 	if (unlikely(new_ni.blk_addr != NULL_ADDR)) {
 		err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+		dec_valid_node_count(sbi, dn->inode, !ofs);
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -1267,7 +1268,6 @@ struct page *f2fs_new_node_page(struct dnode_of_data *dn, unsigned int ofs)
 	if (ofs == 0)
 		inc_valid_inode_count(sbi);
 	return page;
-
 fail:
 	clear_node_page_dirty(page);
 	f2fs_put_page(page, 1);