diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index e611d768efde..a78aa5480454 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1012,8 +1012,14 @@ next_step:
 		block_t start_bidx;
 		nid_t nid = le32_to_cpu(entry->nid);
 
-		/* stop BG_GC if there is not enough free sections. */
-		if (gc_type == BG_GC && has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi, 0, 0))
+		/*
+		 * stop BG_GC if there is not enough free sections.
+		 * Or, stop GC if the segment becomes fully valid caused by
+		 * race condition along with SSR block allocation.
+		 */
+		if ((gc_type == BG_GC && has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi, 0, 0)) ||
+				get_valid_blocks(sbi, segno, false) ==
+							sbi->blocks_per_seg)
 			return submitted;
 
 		if (check_valid_map(sbi, segno, off) == 0)