diff --git a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
index 7b191ff65631..342af24b2f8c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ static bool __lookup_extent_tree(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t pgofs,
 	struct extent_node *en;
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !et);
+	if (!et)
+		return false;
 
 	trace_f2fs_lookup_extent_tree_start(inode, pgofs, type);