diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inode.c b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
index 9ab81e7..7f8569b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@
 	if (!is_inode_flag_set(F2FS_I(inode), FI_DIRTY_INODE))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (wbc)
-		f2fs_balance_fs(sbi);
-
 	/*
 	 * We need to lock here to prevent from producing dirty node pages
 	 * during the urgent cleaning time when runing out of free sections.
@@ -231,6 +228,10 @@
 	ilock = mutex_lock_op(sbi);
 	ret = update_inode_page(inode);
 	mutex_unlock_op(sbi, ilock);
+
+	if (wbc)
+		f2fs_balance_fs(sbi);
+
 	return ret;
 }