diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 25785b7626bb..bf8d07fcce33 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -4893,7 +4893,7 @@ void f2fs_flush_sit_entries(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 
 	down_write(&sit_i->sentry_lock);
 
-	if (!sit_i->dirty_sentries)
+	if (!sit_i->dirty_sentries && to_journal)
 		goto out;
 
 	/*