diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index b7fd9f010b2b..a1dc4cfdcb8e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ static void f2fs_write_end_io(struct bio *bio)
 
 		if (unlikely(bio->bi_error)) {
 			set_bit(AS_EIO, &page->mapping->flags);
-			f2fs_stop_checkpoint(sbi, true);
+			if (type == F2FS_WB_CP_DATA)
+				f2fs_stop_checkpoint(sbi, true);
 		}
 		dec_page_count(sbi, type);
 		clear_cold_data(page);