diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index 621b164bbe3c..d92b8e9064cb 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ static struct inode *f2fs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags =
 		f2fs_mask_flags(mode, F2FS_I(dir)->i_flags & F2FS_FL_INHERITED);
 
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags |= FS_INDEX_FL;
+
 	if (F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags & FS_PROJINHERIT_FL)
 		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_PROJ_INHERIT);