diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index e4913bdbb0e6..62b9f39b25c5 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@ static int do_garbage_collect(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 				"type [%d, %d] in SSA and SIT",
 				segno, type, GET_SUM_TYPE((&sum->footer)));
 			set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
+			f2fs_stop_checkpoint(sbi, false);
 			goto skip;
 		}