diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 247b31e73303..f541aa3ff7d5 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ int f2fs_gc(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool sync,
 
 	put_gc_inode(&gc_list);
 
-	if (sync)
+	if (sync && !ret)
 		ret = sec_freed ? 0 : -EAGAIN;
 	return ret;
 }