diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index d22db8ce0a69..05700e54f91e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ static void __set_nat_cache_dirty(struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i,
 	nid_t set = NAT_BLOCK_OFFSET(ne->ni.nid);
 	struct nat_entry_set *head;
 
-	if (get_nat_flag(ne, IS_DIRTY))
-		return;
-
 	head = radix_tree_lookup(&nm_i->nat_set_root, set);
 	if (!head) {
 		head = f2fs_kmem_cache_alloc(nat_entry_set_slab, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -171,10 +168,18 @@ static void __set_nat_cache_dirty(struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i,
 		head->entry_cnt = 0;
 		f2fs_radix_tree_insert(&nm_i->nat_set_root, set, head);
 	}
-	list_move_tail(&ne->list, &head->entry_list);
+
+	if (get_nat_flag(ne, IS_DIRTY))
+		goto refresh_list;
+
 	nm_i->dirty_nat_cnt++;
 	head->entry_cnt++;
 	set_nat_flag(ne, IS_DIRTY, true);
+refresh_list:
+	if (nat_get_blkaddr(ne) == NEW_ADDR)
+		list_del_init(&ne->list);
+	else
+		list_move_tail(&ne->list, &head->entry_list);
 }
 
 static void __clear_nat_cache_dirty(struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i,
@@ -2423,8 +2428,7 @@ static void __flush_nat_entry_set(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 		nid_t nid = nat_get_nid(ne);
 		int offset;
 
-		if (nat_get_blkaddr(ne) == NEW_ADDR)
-			continue;
+		f2fs_bug_on(sbi, nat_get_blkaddr(ne) == NEW_ADDR);
 
 		if (to_journal) {
 			offset = lookup_journal_in_cursum(journal,