diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 6cdab2c..3efa473 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@
 		inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	}
-
-	f2fs_balance_fs(F2FS_SB(inode->i_sb));
 }
 
 static int f2fs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt,
@@ -356,6 +354,7 @@
 			attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
 		truncate_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
 		f2fs_truncate(inode);
+		f2fs_balance_fs(F2FS_SB(inode->i_sb));
 	}
 
 	__setattr_copy(inode, attr);