static bool add_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid, bool build)
 {
        struct f2fs_nm_info *nm_i = NM_I(sbi);
-       struct free_nid *i;
+       struct free_nid *i, *e;
        struct nat_entry *ne;
-       int err;
+       int err = -EINVAL;
+       bool ret = false;
 
        /* 0 nid should not be used */
        if (unlikely(nid == 0))
                return false;
 
-       if (build) {
-               /* do not add allocated nids */
-               ne = __lookup_nat_cache(nm_i, nid);
-               if (ne && (!get_nat_flag(ne, IS_CHECKPOINTED) ||
-                               nat_get_blkaddr(ne) != NULL_ADDR))
-                       return false;
-       }
-
        i = f2fs_kmem_cache_alloc(free_nid_slab, GFP_NOFS);
        i->nid = nid;
        i->state = NID_NEW;
 
-       if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS)) {
-               kmem_cache_free(free_nid_slab, i);
-               return true;
-       }
+       if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS))
+               goto err;
 
        spin_lock(&nm_i->nid_list_lock);
+
+       if (build) {
+               /*
+                *   Thread A             Thread B
+                *  - f2fs_create
+                *   - f2fs_new_inode
+                *    - alloc_nid
+                *     - __insert_nid_to_list(ALLOC_NID_LIST)
+                *                     - f2fs_balance_fs_bg
+                *                      - build_free_nids
+                *                       - __build_free_nids
+                *                        - scan_nat_page
+                *                         - add_free_nid
+                *                          - __lookup_nat_cache
+                *  - f2fs_add_link
+                *   - init_inode_metadata
+                *    - new_inode_page
+                *     - new_node_page
+                *      - set_node_addr
+                *  - alloc_nid_done
+                *   - __remove_nid_from_list(ALLOC_NID_LIST)
+                *                         - __insert_nid_to_list(FREE_NID_LIST)
+                */
+               ne = __lookup_nat_cache(nm_i, nid);
+               if (ne && (!get_nat_flag(ne, IS_CHECKPOINTED) ||
+                               nat_get_blkaddr(ne) != NULL_ADDR))
+                       goto err_out;
+
+               e = __lookup_free_nid_list(nm_i, nid);
+               if (e) {
+                       if (e->state == NID_NEW)
+                               ret = true;
+                       goto err_out;
+               }
+       }
+       ret = true;
        err = __insert_nid_to_list(sbi, i, FREE_NID_LIST, true);
+err_out:
        spin_unlock(&nm_i->nid_list_lock);
        radix_tree_preload_end();
-       if (err) {
+err:
+       if (err)
                kmem_cache_free(free_nid_slab, i);
-               return true;
-       }
-       return true;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static void remove_free_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid)