diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index a9cd2803e681..662a61306ec6 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ bool f2fs_need_inode_block_update(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino)
 	struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
 	struct nat_entry *e;
 	bool need_update = true;
+	struct f2fs_lock_context lc;
 
+	f2fs_down_read_trace(&sbi->node_write, &lc);
 	f2fs_down_read(&nm_i->nat_tree_lock);
 	e = __lookup_nat_cache(nm_i, ino, false);
 	if (e && get_nat_flag(e, HAS_LAST_FSYNC) &&
@@ -435,6 +437,7 @@ bool f2fs_need_inode_block_update(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino)
 			 get_nat_flag(e, HAS_FSYNCED_INODE)))
 		need_update = false;
 	f2fs_up_read(&nm_i->nat_tree_lock);
+	f2fs_up_read_trace(&sbi->node_write, &lc);
 	return need_update;
 }