diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 38e26fe23138..73be3a0311ff 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -1703,6 +1703,14 @@ static void __pblk_line_put(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 
 	spin_lock(&line->lock);
 	WARN_ON(line->state != PBLK_LINESTATE_GC);
+	if (line->w_err_gc->has_gc_err) {
+		spin_unlock(&line->lock);
+		pblk_err(pblk, "line %d had errors during GC\n", line->id);
+		pblk_put_line_back(pblk, line);
+		line->w_err_gc->has_gc_err = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	line->state = PBLK_LINESTATE_FREE;
 	trace_pblk_line_state(pblk_disk_name(pblk), line->id,
 					line->state);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
index e23b1923b773..63ee205b41c4 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void pblk_gc_writer_kick(struct pblk_gc *gc)
 	wake_up_process(gc->gc_writer_ts);
 }
 
-static void pblk_put_line_back(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
+void pblk_put_line_back(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 {
 	struct pblk_line_mgmt *l_mg = &pblk->l_mg;
 	struct list_head *move_list;
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ static void pblk_gc_line_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Read from GC victim block */
 	ret = pblk_submit_read_gc(pblk, gc_rq);
 	if (ret) {
-		pblk_err(pblk, "failed GC read in line:%d (err:%d)\n",
-								line->id, ret);
+		line->w_err_gc->has_gc_err = 1;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
index 7b7a04a80d67..27f8a76d8bd8 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq)
 
 	if (pblk_submit_io_sync(pblk, &rqd)) {
 		ret = -EIO;
-		pblk_err(pblk, "GC read request failed\n");
 		goto err_free_bio;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index 90c703d3f84c..e304754aaa3c 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ struct pblk_smeta {
 
 struct pblk_w_err_gc {
 	int has_write_err;
+	int has_gc_err;
 	__le64 *lba_list;
 };
 
@@ -917,6 +918,7 @@ void pblk_gc_free_full_lines(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_sysfs_state_show(struct pblk *pblk, int *gc_enabled,
 			      int *gc_active);
 int pblk_gc_sysfs_force(struct pblk *pblk, int force);
+void pblk_put_line_back(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line);
 
 /*
  * pblk rate limiter