diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 8dc85cf0dde2..e7eb58161942 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -2694,10 +2694,19 @@ static inline bool is_dot_dotdot(const struct qstr *str)
 
 static inline bool f2fs_may_extent_tree(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	if (!test_opt(F2FS_I_SB(inode), EXTENT_CACHE) ||
+	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
+
+	if (!test_opt(sbi, EXTENT_CACHE) ||
 			is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_NO_EXTENT))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * for recovered files during mount do not create extents
+	 * if shrinker is not registered.
+	 */
+	if (list_empty(&sbi->s_list))
+		return false;
+
 	return S_ISREG(inode->i_mode);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/shrinker.c b/fs/f2fs/shrinker.c
index 9e13db994fdf..a467aca29cfe 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/shrinker.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/shrinker.c
@@ -135,6 +135,6 @@ void f2fs_leave_shrinker(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	f2fs_shrink_extent_tree(sbi, __count_extent_cache(sbi));
 
 	spin_lock(&f2fs_list_lock);
-	list_del(&sbi->s_list);
+	list_del_init(&sbi->s_list);
 	spin_unlock(&f2fs_list_lock);
 }