diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inode.c b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
index 21d3eabe95e0..66721c2093c0 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ void f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 	if (f2fs_inode_dirtied(inode, sync))
 		return;
 
-	if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
+	/* only atomic file w/ FI_ATOMIC_COMMITTED can be set vfs dirty */
+	if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode) &&
+			!is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_ATOMIC_COMMITTED))
 		return;
 
 	mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 156d92b94525..c7714e954cb5 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -372,7 +372,13 @@ out:
 	} else {
 		sbi->committed_atomic_block += fi->atomic_write_cnt;
 		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_ATOMIC_COMMITTED);
+
+		/*
+		 * inode may has no FI_ATOMIC_DIRTIED flag due to no write
+		 * before commit.
+		 */
 		if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_ATOMIC_DIRTIED)) {
+			/* clear atomic dirty status and set vfs dirty status */
 			clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_ATOMIC_DIRTIED);
 			f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 50170e7cf3f9..702137eafaa6 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1500,7 +1500,9 @@ int f2fs_inode_dirtied(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->inode_lock[DIRTY_META]);
 
-	if (!ret && f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
+	/* if atomic write is not committed, set inode w/ atomic dirty */
+	if (!ret && f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode) &&
+			!is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_ATOMIC_COMMITTED))
 		set_inode_flag(inode, FI_ATOMIC_DIRTIED);
 
 	return ret;