diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 821da92fe5c2..4a986daad16b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -3314,7 +3314,13 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (trace_android_fs_datawrite_start_enabled()) {
+	/*
+	 * Should avoid quota operations which can make deadlock:
+	 * kswapd -> f2fs_evict_inode -> dquot_drop ->
+	 *   f2fs_dquot_commit -> f2fs_write_begin ->
+	 *   d_obtain_alias -> __d_alloc -> kmem_cache_alloc(GFP_KERNEL)
+	 */
+	if (trace_android_fs_datawrite_start_enabled() && !IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
 		char *path, pathbuf[MAX_TRACE_PATHBUF_LEN];
 
 		path = android_fstrace_get_pathname(pathbuf,