diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 5d0c0be0e542..1c36022c8529 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -3322,11 +3322,12 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!inode_trylock(inode)) {
-		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+		if (!inode_trylock(inode)) {
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 			goto out;
 		}
+	} else {
 		inode_lock(inode);
 	}