diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index c29bcf4cfca139b68e83eaa35253cd562c5ba63c..e54489b970ae0297e98a3cc43d5a4da9af9a4774 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -1177,8 +1177,10 @@ static int f2fs_write_data_page(struct page *page,
 		goto redirty_out;
 	if (f2fs_is_drop_cache(inode))
 		goto out;
-	if (f2fs_is_volatile_file(inode) && !wbc->for_reclaim &&
-			available_free_memory(sbi, BASE_CHECK))
+	/* we should not write 0'th page having journal header */
+	if (f2fs_is_volatile_file(inode) && (!page->index ||
+			(!wbc->for_reclaim &&
+			available_free_memory(sbi, BASE_CHECK))))
 		goto redirty_out;
 
 	/* Dentry blocks are controlled by checkpoint */