diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index f92899bfcbd5..770a606eb3f6 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -858,6 +858,8 @@ void f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	bool found = false;
 	struct bio *target = bio ? *bio : NULL;
 
+	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !target && !page);
+
 	for (temp = HOT; temp < NR_TEMP_TYPE && !found; temp++) {
 		struct f2fs_bio_info *io = sbi->write_io[DATA] + temp;
 		struct list_head *head = &io->bio_list;
@@ -2886,7 +2888,8 @@ int f2fs_write_single_data_page(struct page *page, int *submitted,
 
 	if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
 		f2fs_submit_merged_write(sbi, DATA);
-		f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write(sbi, bio, NULL);
+		if (bio && *bio)
+			f2fs_submit_merged_ipu_write(sbi, bio, NULL);
 		submitted = NULL;
 	}