diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index c3e1ffa0c8d6..6c689e9a86a3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1182,8 +1182,10 @@ out:
 	unlock_page(page);
 	if (need_balance_fs)
 		f2fs_balance_fs(sbi);
-	if (wbc->for_reclaim)
+	if (wbc->for_reclaim) {
 		f2fs_submit_merged_bio(sbi, DATA, WRITE);
+		remove_dirty_dir_inode(inode);
+	}
 	return 0;
 
 redirty_out: