diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index e9e72844220c..930cf430dcc2 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ static inline int inc_valid_block_count(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sbi->stat_lock);
 
-	if (release)
+	if (unlikely(release))
 		dquot_release_reservation_block(inode, release);
 	f2fs_i_blocks_write(inode, *count, true, true);
 	return 0;