diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 0350f36d043d..420939ca3642 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -4086,9 +4086,6 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_decompress_file(struct file *filp)
 	if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	if (!f2fs_compressed_file(inode))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	f2fs_balance_fs(sbi, true);
 
 	file_start_write(filp);
@@ -4099,7 +4096,8 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_decompress_file(struct file *filp)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
+	if (!f2fs_compressed_file(inode) ||
+		is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -4165,9 +4163,6 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_compress_file(struct file *filp)
 	if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	if (!f2fs_compressed_file(inode))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	f2fs_balance_fs(sbi, true);
 
 	file_start_write(filp);
@@ -4178,7 +4173,8 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_compress_file(struct file *filp)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
+	if (!f2fs_compressed_file(inode) ||
+		is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}