diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index e57bde02e37f662fc37253a82d07617d41fd6e7a..bda889e2ca632765b8d195d89bdd9ec510f3a8e9 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void f2fs_submit_merged_bio(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	/* change META to META_FLUSH in the checkpoint procedure */
 	if (type >= META_FLUSH) {
 		io->fio.type = META_FLUSH;
-		io->fio.rw = WRITE_FLUSH_FUA;
+		io->fio.rw = WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO;
 	}
 	__submit_merged_bio(io);
 	mutex_unlock(&io->io_mutex);