diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index f22782a0defe..cd2e030e47b8 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ out:
 		if (t >= 1) {
 			sbi->gc_mode = GC_URGENT;
 			if (sbi->gc_thread) {
+				sbi->gc_thread->gc_wake = 1;
 				wake_up_interruptible_all(
 					&sbi->gc_thread->gc_wait_queue_head);
 				wake_up_discard_thread(sbi, true);