diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index e1774a1767af..e49df84bceac 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void f2fs_balance_fs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool need)
 	if (need && excess_cached_nats(sbi))
 		f2fs_balance_fs_bg(sbi, false);
 
-	if (!f2fs_is_checkpoint_ready(sbi))
+	if (unlikely(is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_CP_DISABLED)))
 		return;
 
 	/*