diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 1a0716c36940..a8327ed73898 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ static inline int f2fs_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * super.c
  */
-int f2fs_commit_super(struct f2fs_sb_info *);
+int f2fs_commit_super(struct f2fs_sb_info *, bool);
 int f2fs_sync_fs(struct super_block *, int);
 extern __printf(3, 4)
 void f2fs_msg(struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 4d42d66acd96..096e08ca3945 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_get_encryption_pwsalt(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	/* update superblock with uuid */
 	generate_random_uuid(sbi->raw_super->encrypt_pw_salt);
 
-	err = f2fs_commit_super(sbi);
+	err = f2fs_commit_super(sbi, false);
 
 	mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index d54c54f6a49d..a06b0b46fe69 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static int read_raw_super_block(struct super_block *sb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int f2fs_commit_super(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
+int f2fs_commit_super(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool recover)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *sbh = sbi->raw_super_buf;
 	sector_t block = sbh->b_blocknr;
@@ -1055,7 +1055,9 @@ int f2fs_commit_super(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	err = sync_dirty_buffer(sbh);
 
 	sbh->b_blocknr = block;
-	if (err)
+
+	/* if we are in recovery path, skip writing valid superblock */
+	if (recover || err)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* write current valid superblock */
@@ -1289,7 +1291,7 @@ static int f2fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	/* recover broken superblock */
 	if (recovery && !f2fs_readonly(sb) && !bdev_read_only(sb->s_bdev)) {
 		f2fs_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "Recover invalid superblock");
-		f2fs_commit_super(sbi);
+		f2fs_commit_super(sbi, true);
 	}
 
 	return 0;