diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index c38bdaf831af1..6da21d405ce1e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -150,8 +150,11 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
 		gc_control.nr_free_secs = foreground ? 1 : 0;
 
 		/* if return value is not zero, no victim was selected */
-		if (f2fs_gc(sbi, &gc_control))
-			wait_ms = gc_th->no_gc_sleep_time;
+		if (f2fs_gc(sbi, &gc_control)) {
+			/* don't bother wait_ms by foreground gc */
+			if (!foreground)
+				wait_ms = gc_th->no_gc_sleep_time;
+		}
 
 		if (foreground)
 			wake_up_all(&gc_th->fggc_wq);