diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c b/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c
index f071eba48163..eea5a6a12f7b 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c
@@ -513,8 +513,15 @@ int nilfs_sufile_mark_dirty(struct inode *sufile, __u64 segnum)
 
 	down_write(&NILFS_MDT(sufile)->mi_sem);
 	ret = nilfs_sufile_get_segment_usage_block(sufile, segnum, 0, &bh);
-	if (ret)
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+			nilfs_error(sufile->i_sb,
+				    "segment usage for segment %llu is unreadable due to a hole block",
+				    (unsigned long long)segnum);
+			ret = -EIO;
+		}
 		goto out_sem;
+	}
 
 	kaddr = kmap_local_page(bh->b_page);
 	su = nilfs_sufile_block_get_segment_usage(sufile, segnum, bh, kaddr);