diff --git a/fsck/dump.c b/fsck/dump.c
index dc3c199..cc89909 100644
--- a/fsck/dump.c
+++ b/fsck/dump.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void dump_xattr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_node *node_blk, int
 	char xattr_name[F2FS_NAME_LEN] = {0};
 	int ret;
 
-	xattr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, node_blk, true);
+	xattr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, node_blk, true, false);
 	if (!xattr)
 		return;
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void dump_xattr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_node *node_blk, int
 		free(name);
 	}
 
-	free(xattr);
+	free_xattrs(node_blk, xattr);
 }
 #else
 static void dump_xattr(struct f2fs_sb_info *UNUSED(sbi),
diff --git a/fsck/fsck.c b/fsck/fsck.c
index aa3fb97..982defb 100644
--- a/fsck/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck/fsck.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ int chk_extended_attributes(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, u32 nid,
 	if (xattr_size == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	xattr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, inode, false);
+	xattr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, inode, false, false);
 	ASSERT(xattr);
 
 	last_base_addr = (void *)xattr + xattr_size;
@@ -869,10 +869,10 @@ int chk_extended_attributes(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, u32 nid,
 		memset(ent, 0, (u8 *)last_base_addr - (u8 *)ent);
 		write_all_xattrs(sbi, inode, xattr_size, xattr);
 		FIX_MSG("[0x%x] nullify wrong xattr entries", nid);
-		free(xattr);
+		free_xattrs(inode, xattr);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	free(xattr);
+	free_xattrs(inode, xattr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fsck/fsck.h b/fsck/fsck.h
index b581d3e..2897a5e 100644
--- a/fsck/fsck.h
+++ b/fsck/fsck.h
@@ -341,9 +341,10 @@ struct hardlink_cache_entry *f2fs_search_hardlink(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 						struct dentry *de);
 
 /* xattr.c */
-void *read_all_xattrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *, struct f2fs_node *, bool);
+void *read_all_xattrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *, struct f2fs_node *, bool, bool);
 void write_all_xattrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 		struct f2fs_node *inode, __u32 hsize, void *txattr_addr);
+void free_xattrs(struct f2fs_node *inode, void *txattr_addr);
 
 /* dir.c */
 int convert_inline_dentry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_node *node,
diff --git a/fsck/mount.c b/fsck/mount.c
index a189ba7..f6085e9 100644
--- a/fsck/mount.c
+++ b/fsck/mount.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void print_inode_info(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	DISP_u32(F2FS_INODE_NIDS(inode), i_nid[3]);	/* indirect */
 	DISP_u32(F2FS_INODE_NIDS(inode), i_nid[4]);	/* double indirect */
 
-	xattr_addr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, node, true);
+	xattr_addr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, node, true, false);
 	if (!xattr_addr)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void print_inode_info(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 		}
 		print_xattr_entry(ent);
 	}
-	free(xattr_addr);
+	free_xattrs(node, xattr_addr);
 
 out:
 	printf("\n");
diff --git a/fsck/xattr.c b/fsck/xattr.c
index 6373c06..3abdcd8 100644
--- a/fsck/xattr.c
+++ b/fsck/xattr.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "xattr.h"
 
 void *read_all_xattrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_node *inode,
-			bool sanity_check)
+			bool sanity_check, bool may_alloc_xnid)
 {
 	struct f2fs_xattr_header *header;
 	void *txattr_addr;
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ void *read_all_xattrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_node *inode,
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (!xnid && !may_alloc_xnid)
+		return inline_xattr_addr(&inode->i);
+
 	txattr_addr = calloc(inline_size + F2FS_BLKSIZE, 1);
 	ASSERT(txattr_addr);
 
@@ -97,7 +100,8 @@ void write_all_xattrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	bool xattrblk_alloced = false;
 	struct seg_entry *se;
 
-	memcpy(inline_xattr_addr(&inode->i), txattr_addr, inline_size);
+	if (inline_xattr_addr(&inode->i) != txattr_addr)
+		memcpy(inline_xattr_addr(&inode->i), txattr_addr, inline_size);
 
 	if (hsize <= inline_size)
 		return;
@@ -137,6 +141,16 @@ free_xattr_node:
 	ASSERT(ret >= 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Different address between inline_xattr and txattr_addr means
+ * we newly allocate xattr buffer in read_all_xattrs, free it
+ */
+void free_xattrs(struct f2fs_node *inode, void *txattr_addr)
+{
+	if (inline_xattr_addr(&inode->i) != txattr_addr)
+		free(txattr_addr);
+}
+
 int f2fs_setxattr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int index, const char *name,
 		const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
@@ -174,7 +188,7 @@ int f2fs_setxattr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int index, const char *na
 	ret = dev_read_block(inode, ni.blk_addr);
 	ASSERT(ret >= 0);
 
-	base_addr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, inode, true);
+	base_addr = read_all_xattrs(sbi, inode, true, true);
 	ASSERT(base_addr);
 
 	last_base_addr = (void *)base_addr + XATTR_SIZE(&inode->i);
@@ -257,8 +271,8 @@ int f2fs_setxattr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int index, const char *na
 	/* inode need update */
 	ASSERT(update_inode(sbi, inode, &ni.blk_addr) >= 0);
 exit:
+	free_xattrs(inode, base_addr);
 	free(inode);
-	free(base_addr);
 	return error;
 }
 
