diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index dab794225cce..7b4be412cec0 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -2134,8 +2134,6 @@ out_unlock:
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
-
 	freeze_super(sbi->sb);
 	f2fs_down_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
 	f2fs_down_write(&sbi->cp_global_sem);
@@ -2151,6 +2149,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2174,6 +2173,7 @@ 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!");
@@ -2186,6 +2186,5 @@ out_err:
 	f2fs_up_write(&sbi->cp_global_sem);
 	f2fs_up_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
 	thaw_super(sbi->sb);
-	clear_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
 	return err;
 }