diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 3baa62ef6e3a..5ac0b605335f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -2035,8 +2035,6 @@ out_unlock:
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
-
 	freeze_super(sbi->sb);
 	down_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&sbi->cp_mutex);
@@ -2052,6 +2050,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
+	set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
 	err = free_segment_range(sbi, secs, false);
 	if (err)
 		goto recover_out;
@@ -2075,6 +2074,7 @@ out_unlock:
 		f2fs_commit_super(sbi, false);
 	}
 recover_out:
+	clear_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
 	if (err) {
 		set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
 		f2fs_err(sbi, "resize_fs failed, should run fsck to repair!");
@@ -2087,6 +2087,5 @@ out_err:
 	mutex_unlock(&sbi->cp_mutex);
 	up_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
 	thaw_super(sbi->sb);
-	clear_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
 	return err;
 }