diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inode.c b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
index 25f30b8eadc5..c95e0b126da4 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ static bool sanity_check_inode(struct inode *inode, struct folio *node_folio)
 	}
 
 	if (f2fs_sb_has_flexible_inline_xattr(sbi) &&
-		f2fs_has_inline_xattr(inode) &&
-		(fi->i_inline_xattr_size < MIN_INLINE_XATTR_SIZE ||
-		fi->i_inline_xattr_size > MAX_INLINE_XATTR_SIZE)) {
+		(fi->i_inline_xattr_size > MAX_INLINE_XATTR_SIZE ||
+		(f2fs_has_inline_xattr(inode) &&
+		fi->i_inline_xattr_size < MIN_INLINE_XATTR_SIZE))) {
 		f2fs_warn(sbi, "%s: inode (ino=%llx) has corrupted i_inline_xattr_size: %d, min: %zu, max: %lu",
 			  __func__, inode->i_ino, fi->i_inline_xattr_size,
 			  MIN_INLINE_XATTR_SIZE, MAX_INLINE_XATTR_SIZE);