diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index adb6f8ee686c..08edc0930831 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -2882,10 +2882,8 @@ static int __get_nat_bitmaps(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 		struct page *page;
 
 		page = f2fs_get_meta_page(sbi, nat_bits_addr++);
-		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
-			disable_nat_bits(sbi, true);
+		if (IS_ERR(page))
 			return PTR_ERR(page);
-		}
 
 		memcpy(nm_i->nat_bits + (i << F2FS_BLKSIZE_BITS),
 					page_address(page), F2FS_BLKSIZE);