diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 7f9ea9271ebe..88593c5e743c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -545,6 +545,11 @@ static long f2fs_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode,
 	else
 		ret = expand_inode_data(inode, offset, len, mode);
 
+	if (!ret) {
+		inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	}
+
 	f2fs_balance_fs(sbi);
 	return ret;
 }