diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index ac6dda6c4c5a4..cbc73bd71dadf 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -3115,12 +3115,16 @@ static inline int is_file(struct inode *inode, int type)
 
 static inline void set_file(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
+	if (is_file(inode, type))
+		return;
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_advise |= type;
 	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }
 
 static inline void clear_file(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
+	if (!is_file(inode, type))
+		return;
 	F2FS_I(inode)->i_advise &= ~type;
 	f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
 }