diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 9c0f469..a3808c4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ static int f2fs_do_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 flush_out:
 	remove_ino_entry(sbi, ino, UPDATE_INO);
 	clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_UPDATE_WRITE);
-	ret = f2fs_issue_flush(sbi);
+	if (!atomic)
+		ret = f2fs_issue_flush(sbi);
 	f2fs_update_time(sbi, REQ_TIME);
 out:
 	trace_f2fs_sync_file_exit(inode, need_cp, datasync, ret);