diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index b81245ddd490..7bc779c8e935 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -3477,10 +3477,13 @@ int f2fs_allocate_pinning_section(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 		err = f2fs_gc_range(sbi, 0, sbi->first_seq_zone_segno - 1,
 				true, ZONED_PIN_SEC_REQUIRED_COUNT);
 		f2fs_up_write_trace(&sbi->gc_lock, &lc);
-
-		gc_required = false;
-		if (!err)
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		err = f2fs_sync_fs(sbi->sb, 1);
+		if (!err) {
+			gc_required = false;
 			goto retry;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return err;