diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 0e3f44f9d019..8685c6d54f78 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ static int f2fs_dquot_commit(struct dquot *dquot)
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(dquot->dq_sb);
 	int ret;
 
-	down_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
+	down_read_nested(&sbi->quota_sem, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	ret = dquot_commit(dquot);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR);
@@ -2190,13 +2190,10 @@ static int f2fs_dquot_acquire(struct dquot *dquot)
 static int f2fs_dquot_release(struct dquot *dquot)
 {
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(dquot->dq_sb);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = dquot_release(dquot);
 
-	down_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
-	ret = dquot_release(dquot);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR);
-	up_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2204,29 +2201,22 @@ static int f2fs_dquot_mark_dquot_dirty(struct dquot *dquot)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dquot->dq_sb;
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(sb);
-	int ret;
-
-	down_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
-	ret = dquot_mark_dquot_dirty(dquot);
+	int ret = dquot_mark_dquot_dirty(dquot);
 
 	/* if we are using journalled quota */
 	if (is_journalled_quota(sbi))
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_FLUSH);
 
-	up_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int f2fs_dquot_commit_info(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 {
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(sb);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = dquot_commit_info(sb, type);
 
-	down_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
-	ret = dquot_commit_info(sb, type);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR);
-	up_read(&sbi->quota_sem);
 	return ret;
 }