diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index ed95c27e9302..99a91c746b39 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	}
 
 	if (old_dir_entry) {
-		if (old_dir != new_dir && !whiteout)
+		if (old_dir != new_dir)
 			f2fs_set_link(old_inode, old_dir_entry,
 						old_dir_page, new_dir);
 		else