diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inline.c b/fs/f2fs/inline.c
index ec067935ca78..8d3d0022cef8 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inline.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inline.c
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@ int f2fs_read_inline_dir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 	if (IS_ERR(ipage))
 		return PTR_ERR(ipage);
 
+	/*
+	 * f2fs_readdir was protected by inode.i_rwsem, it is safe to access
+	 * ipage without page's lock held.
+	 */
+	unlock_page(ipage);
+
 	inline_dentry = inline_data_addr(inode, ipage);
 
 	make_dentry_ptr_inline(inode, &d, inline_dentry);
@@ -667,7 +673,7 @@ int f2fs_read_inline_dir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
 	if (!err)
 		ctx->pos = d.max;
 
-	f2fs_put_page(ipage, 1);
+	f2fs_put_page(ipage, 0);
 	return err < 0 ? err : 0;
 }