diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 801111e1f8ef..249f917a494b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1670,9 +1670,11 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_shutdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	if (get_user(in, (__u32 __user *)arg))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	ret = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (in != F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC) {
+		ret = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	switch (in) {
 	case F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC:
@@ -1700,7 +1702,8 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_shutdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	}
 	f2fs_update_time(sbi, REQ_TIME);
 out:
-	mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
+	if (in != F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC)
+		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
 	return ret;
 }