diff --git a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
index da123c6d3ce0..7e30326b296c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
@@ -611,7 +611,16 @@ retry_dn:
 		 */
 		if (dest == NEW_ADDR) {
 			f2fs_truncate_data_blocks_range(&dn, 1);
-			f2fs_reserve_new_block(&dn);
+			do {
+				err = f2fs_reserve_new_block(&dn);
+				if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+					f2fs_bug_on(sbi, 1);
+					break;
+				}
+			} while (err &&
+				IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION));
+			if (err)
+				goto err;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -619,12 +628,14 @@ retry_dn:
 		if (f2fs_is_valid_blkaddr(sbi, dest, META_POR)) {
 
 			if (src == NULL_ADDR) {
-				err = f2fs_reserve_new_block(&dn);
-				while (err &&
-				       IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION))
+				do {
 					err = f2fs_reserve_new_block(&dn);
-				/* We should not get -ENOSPC */
-				f2fs_bug_on(sbi, err);
+					if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+						f2fs_bug_on(sbi, 1);
+						break;
+					}
+				} while (err &&
+					IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION));
 				if (err)
 					goto err;
 			}