diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 44a4650aea7b..ceb575f99048 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1817,7 +1817,8 @@ static int f2fs_setflags_common(struct inode *inode, u32 iflags, u32 mask)
 	struct f2fs_inode_info *fi = F2FS_I(inode);
 	u32 masked_flags = fi->i_flags & mask;
 
-	f2fs_bug_on(F2FS_I_SB(inode), (iflags & ~mask));
+	/* mask can be shrunk by flags_valid selector */
+	iflags &= mask;
 
 	/* Is it quota file? Do not allow user to mess with it */
 	if (IS_NOQUOTA(inode))