diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index ea5b93b689cd5..e83c07144d8f3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,13 @@ static int gc_data_segment(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_summary *sum,
 					special_file(inode->i_mode))
 				continue;
 
+			if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_PIN_FILE) &&
+							gc_type == FG_GC) {
+				f2fs_pin_file_control(inode, true);
+				iput(inode);
+				return submitted;
+			}
+
 			if (!f2fs_down_write_trylock(
 				&F2FS_I(inode)->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE])) {
 				iput(inode);