diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index 19e2cfe3b5bee..448ecf5000b8f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static void __add_ino_entry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino,
 	if (!e) {
 		if (!new) {
 			spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
+			radix_tree_preload_end();
 			goto retry;
 		}
 		e = new;