diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 16f39c0c457df..b1f38f2795bc9 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -3160,11 +3160,6 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if ((iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) && !(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (!inode_trylock(inode)) {
 		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
 			ret = -EAGAIN;