diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 9b5d0aad5daf..fb03be68cb20 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ gc_more:
 	if (!(sbi->sb->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE))
 		goto stop;
 
-	if (has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi))
+	if (gc_type == BG_GC && has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi))
 		gc_type = FG_GC;
 
 	if (!__get_victim(sbi, &segno, gc_type, NO_CHECK_TYPE))