diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index ecbc8c135b49..6426b50b70b8 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static int expand_inode_data(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
 			.err_gc_skipped = true,
 			.nr_free_secs = 0 };
 	pgoff_t pg_start, pg_end;
-	loff_t new_size = i_size_read(inode);
+	loff_t new_size;
 	loff_t off_end;
 	block_t expanded = 0;
 	int err;