diff --git a/fs/f2fs/compress.c b/fs/f2fs/compress.c
index bec92ff5ee7d..1c3e98085591 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/compress.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/compress.c
@@ -928,7 +928,8 @@ static int __f2fs_cluster_blocks(struct inode *inode,
 		}
 
 		f2fs_bug_on(F2FS_I_SB(inode),
-			!compr && ret != cluster_size && !IS_IMMUTABLE(inode));
+			!compr && ret != cluster_size &&
+			!is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED));
 	}
 fail:
 	f2fs_put_dnode(&dn);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index c0bead0df66a..eaf57b5f3c4b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ enum {
 	FI_COMPRESS_CORRUPT,	/* indicate compressed cluster is corrupted */
 	FI_MMAP_FILE,		/* indicate file was mmapped */
 	FI_ENABLE_COMPRESS,	/* enable compression in "user" compression mode */
+	FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED,	/* compressed blocks were released */
 	FI_MAX,			/* max flag, never be used */
 };
 
@@ -2746,6 +2747,7 @@ static inline void __mark_inode_dirty_flag(struct inode *inode,
 	case FI_DATA_EXIST:
 	case FI_INLINE_DOTS:
 	case FI_PIN_FILE:
+	case FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED:
 		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	}
 }
@@ -2867,6 +2869,8 @@ static inline void get_inline_info(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_inode *ri)
 		set_bit(FI_EXTRA_ATTR, fi->flags);
 	if (ri->i_inline & F2FS_PIN_FILE)
 		set_bit(FI_PIN_FILE, fi->flags);
+	if (ri->i_inline & F2FS_COMPRESS_RELEASED)
+		set_bit(FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED, fi->flags);
 }
 
 static inline void set_raw_inline(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_inode *ri)
@@ -2887,6 +2891,8 @@ static inline void set_raw_inline(struct inode *inode, struct f2fs_inode *ri)
 		ri->i_inline |= F2FS_EXTRA_ATTR;
 	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_PIN_FILE))
 		ri->i_inline |= F2FS_PIN_FILE;
+	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED))
+		ri->i_inline |= F2FS_COMPRESS_RELEASED;
 }
 
 static inline int f2fs_has_extra_attr(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 4a8c3128b5a5..4714925e1974 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ static vm_fault_t f2fs_vm_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	if (unlikely(IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)))
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 
+	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED))
+		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+
 	if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err;
@@ -3420,7 +3423,7 @@ static int f2fs_release_compress_blocks(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)) {
+	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -3429,8 +3432,7 @@ static int f2fs_release_compress_blocks(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags |= F2FS_IMMUTABLE_FL;
-	f2fs_set_inode_flags(inode);
+	set_inode_flag(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED);
 	inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
 	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 
@@ -3585,7 +3587,7 @@ static int f2fs_reserve_compress_blocks(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
 
-	if (!IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)) {
+	if (!is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock_inode;
 	}
@@ -3630,8 +3632,7 @@ static int f2fs_reserve_compress_blocks(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	up_write(&F2FS_I(inode)->i_mmap_sem);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags &= ~F2FS_IMMUTABLE_FL;
-		f2fs_set_inode_flags(inode);
+		clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED);
 		inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
 		f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 	}
@@ -4249,6 +4250,11 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
+		ret = -EPERM;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	ret = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		bool preallocated = false;
diff --git a/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h b/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
index 5487a80617a3..f93000c3a127 100644
--- a/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct f2fs_extent {
 #define F2FS_INLINE_DOTS	0x10	/* file having implicit dot dentries */
 #define F2FS_EXTRA_ATTR		0x20	/* file having extra attribute */
 #define F2FS_PIN_FILE		0x40	/* file should not be gced */
+#define F2FS_COMPRESS_RELEASED	0x80	/* file released compressed blocks */
 
 struct f2fs_inode {
 	__le16 i_mode;			/* file mode */