diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index a034cd0ce021..fc40a72f7827 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1180,19 +1180,6 @@ int f2fs_preallocate_blocks(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	int err = 0;
 	bool direct_io = iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT;
 
-	/* convert inline data for Direct I/O*/
-	if (direct_io) {
-		err = f2fs_convert_inline_inode(inode);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-
-	if (direct_io && allow_outplace_dio(inode, iocb, from))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC))
-		return 0;
-
 	map.m_lblk = F2FS_BLK_ALIGN(iocb->ki_pos);
 	map.m_len = F2FS_BYTES_TO_BLK(iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from));
 	if (map.m_len > map.m_lblk)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 85af112e868d..e7fcbd8c23f4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -3389,18 +3389,41 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 				ret = -EAGAIN;
 				goto out;
 			}
-		} else {
-			preallocated = true;
-			target_size = iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from);
-
-			err = f2fs_preallocate_blocks(iocb, from);
-			if (err) {
-				clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC);
-				inode_unlock(inode);
-				ret = err;
-				goto out;
-			}
+			goto write;
 		}
+
+		if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC))
+			goto write;
+
+		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
+			/*
+			 * Convert inline data for Direct I/O before entering
+			 * f2fs_direct_IO().
+			 */
+			err = f2fs_convert_inline_inode(inode);
+			if (err)
+				goto out_err;
+			/*
+			 * If force_buffere_io() is true, we have to allocate
+			 * blocks all the time, since f2fs_direct_IO will fall
+			 * back to buffered IO.
+			 */
+			if (!f2fs_force_buffered_io(inode, iocb, from) &&
+					allow_outplace_dio(inode, iocb, from))
+				goto write;
+		}
+		preallocated = true;
+		target_size = iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from);
+
+		err = f2fs_preallocate_blocks(iocb, from);
+		if (err) {
+out_err:
+			clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC);
+			inode_unlock(inode);
+			ret = err;
+			goto out;
+		}
+write:
 		ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
 		clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_PREALLOC);