diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 6456f539c4e9..89806a876cb4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@ got_it:
 	}
 
 	/* wait for GCed page writeback via META_MAPPING */
-	if (fio->post_read)
+	if (fio->meta_gc)
 		f2fs_wait_on_block_writeback(inode, fio->old_blkaddr);
 
 	/*
@@ -2771,7 +2771,7 @@ int f2fs_write_single_data_page(struct page *page, int *submitted,
 		.submitted = 0,
 		.compr_blocks = compr_blocks,
 		.need_lock = compr_blocks ? LOCK_DONE : LOCK_RETRY,
-		.post_read = f2fs_post_read_required(inode) ? 1 : 0,
+		.meta_gc = f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(inode) ? 1 : 0,
 		.io_type = io_type,
 		.io_wbc = wbc,
 		.bio = bio,
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 93303ad29271..99c22a01675e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ struct f2fs_io_info {
 	unsigned int in_list:1;		/* indicate fio is in io_list */
 	unsigned int is_por:1;		/* indicate IO is from recovery or not */
 	unsigned int encrypted:1;	/* indicate file is encrypted */
-	unsigned int post_read:1;	/* require post read */
+	unsigned int meta_gc:1;		/* require meta inode GC */
 	enum iostat_type io_type;	/* io type */
 	struct writeback_control *io_wbc; /* writeback control */
 	struct bio **bio;		/* bio for ipu */
@@ -4265,6 +4265,11 @@ static inline bool f2fs_post_read_required(struct inode *inode)
 		f2fs_compressed_file(inode);
 }
 
+static inline bool f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return f2fs_post_read_required(inode) || f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode);
+}
+
 /*
  * compress.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 8015d3fbc7dd..579cac3366ed 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ next_step:
 			start_bidx = f2fs_start_bidx_of_node(nofs, inode) +
 								ofs_in_node;
 
-			if (f2fs_post_read_required(inode)) {
+			if (f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(inode)) {
 				int err = ra_data_block(inode, start_bidx);
 
 				f2fs_up_write(&F2FS_I(inode)->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ next_step:
 
 			start_bidx = f2fs_start_bidx_of_node(nofs, inode)
 								+ ofs_in_node;
-			if (f2fs_post_read_required(inode))
+			if (f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(inode))
 				err = move_data_block(inode, start_bidx,
 							gc_type, segno, off);
 			else
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ next_step:
 								segno, off);
 
 			if (!err && (gc_type == FG_GC ||
-					f2fs_post_read_required(inode)))
+					f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(inode)))
 				submitted++;
 
 			if (locked) {
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 717eccb558fa..406e25af6159 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -3661,7 +3661,7 @@ int f2fs_inplace_write_data(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
 		goto drop_bio;
 	}
 
-	if (fio->post_read)
+	if (fio->meta_gc)
 		f2fs_truncate_meta_inode_pages(sbi, fio->new_blkaddr, 1);
 
 	stat_inc_inplace_blocks(fio->sbi);
@@ -3827,7 +3827,7 @@ void f2fs_wait_on_block_writeback(struct inode *inode, block_t blkaddr)
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
 	struct page *cpage;
 
-	if (!f2fs_post_read_required(inode))
+	if (!f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(inode))
 		return;
 
 	if (!__is_valid_data_blkaddr(blkaddr))
@@ -3846,7 +3846,7 @@ void f2fs_wait_on_block_writeback_range(struct inode *inode, block_t blkaddr,
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
 	block_t i;
 
-	if (!f2fs_post_read_required(inode))
+	if (!f2fs_meta_inode_gc_required(inode))
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)