diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index c517e689a9a3..44897cfecb1e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -3417,12 +3417,12 @@ void f2fs_allocate_data_block(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct page *page,
 		f2fs_inode_chksum_set(sbi, page);
 	}
 
-	if (F2FS_IO_ALIGNED(sbi))
-		fio->retry = false;
-
 	if (fio) {
 		struct f2fs_bio_info *io;
 
+		if (F2FS_IO_ALIGNED(sbi))
+			fio->retry = false;
+
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fio->list);
 		fio->in_list = true;
 		io = sbi->write_io[fio->type] + fio->temp;