diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 896ad9f88357..9e8de18a168a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ enum {
 	FAULT_DIR_DEPTH,
 	FAULT_EVICT_INODE,
 	FAULT_IO,
+	FAULT_CHECKPOINT,
 	FAULT_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index a5c4175376ab..c9b8a67671f1 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION
+		if (time_to_inject(sbi, FAULT_CHECKPOINT))
+			f2fs_stop_checkpoint(sbi, false);
+#endif
+
 		/*
 		 * [GC triggering condition]
 		 * 0. GC is not conducted currently.
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index fbcc17254c05..fc886f008449 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ int commit_inmem_pages(struct inode *inode)
  */
 void f2fs_balance_fs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool need)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION
+	if (time_to_inject(sbi, FAULT_CHECKPOINT))
+		f2fs_stop_checkpoint(sbi, false);
+#endif
+
 	if (!need)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 40aecd78cccc..6132b4ce4e4c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ char *fault_name[FAULT_MAX] = {
 	[FAULT_DIR_DEPTH]	= "too big dir depth",
 	[FAULT_EVICT_INODE]	= "evict_inode fail",
 	[FAULT_IO]		= "IO error",
+	[FAULT_CHECKPOINT]	= "checkpoint error",
 };
 
 static void f2fs_build_fault_attr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,