diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 50bb8fc25275..885032fc3a61 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -780,9 +780,14 @@ static void move_data_page(struct inode *inode, block_t bidx, int gc_type,
 		set_cold_data(page);
 
 		err = do_write_data_page(&fio);
-		if (err == -ENOMEM && is_dirty) {
-			congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/50);
-			goto retry;
+		if (err) {
+			clear_cold_data(page);
+			if (err == -ENOMEM) {
+				congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/50);
+				goto retry;
+			}
+			if (is_dirty)
+				set_page_dirty(page);
 		}
 	}
 out: