diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index dbad2db68f1b..370c40858b42 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -2588,6 +2588,11 @@ static int f2fs_defragment_range(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
 
+	if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock_out;
+	}
+
 	/* if in-place-update policy is enabled, don't waste time here */
 	set_inode_flag(inode, FI_OPU_WRITE);
 	if (f2fs_should_update_inplace(inode, NULL)) {
@@ -2712,6 +2717,7 @@ static int f2fs_defragment_range(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_SKIP_WRITES);
 out:
 	clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_OPU_WRITE);
+unlock_out:
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 	if (!err)
 		range->len = (u64)total << PAGE_SHIFT;