diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index bf9172bbbb006823c6d0f40dc7b72049d67a10c1..f7b03ba9c0d740a11adacedbb3509ca1e37679ef 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -1268,6 +1268,8 @@ static int scan_nat_page(struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i,
 	i = start_nid % NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK;
 
 	for (; i < NAT_ENTRY_PER_BLOCK; i++, start_nid++) {
+		if (start_nid >= nm_i->max_nid)
+			break;
 		blk_addr  = le32_to_cpu(nat_blk->entries[i].block_addr);
 		BUG_ON(blk_addr == NEW_ADDR);
 		if (blk_addr == NULL_ADDR)