diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index a010b4bc36d2..b73d44df9423 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,8 @@ static struct page *__get_node_page(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, pgoff_t nid,
 			  ofs_of_node(page), cpver_of_node(page),
 			  next_blkaddr_of_node(page));
 	set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
-	err = -EINVAL;
+	f2fs_handle_error(sbi, ERROR_INCONSISTENT_FOOTER);
+	err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 out_err:
 	ClearPageUptodate(page);
 out_put_err: