diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index dca7818c0662..7bf8392d555f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ static int get_victim_by_default(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	unsigned int secno, max_cost;
 	int nsearched = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dirty_i->seglist_lock);
+
 	p.alloc_mode = alloc_mode;
 	select_policy(sbi, gc_type, type, &p);
 
 	p.min_segno = NULL_SEGNO;
 	p.min_cost = max_cost = get_max_cost(sbi, &p);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dirty_i->seglist_lock);
-
 	if (p.alloc_mode == LFS && gc_type == FG_GC) {
 		p.min_segno = check_bg_victims(sbi);
 		if (p.min_segno != NULL_SEGNO)