diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index fef5c68886b1..97799bd503cc 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ static void __build_free_nids(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool sync, bool mount)
 		/* try to find free nids in free_nid_bitmap */
 		scan_free_nid_bits(sbi);
 
-		if (nm_i->nid_cnt[FREE_NID])
+		if (nm_i->nid_cnt[FREE_NID] >= NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK)
 			return;
 	}