diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index fc886f008449..a7943f861d68 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -813,6 +813,8 @@ void clear_prefree_segments(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 		start = start_segno + sbi->segs_per_sec;
 		if (start < end)
 			goto next;
+		else
+			end = start - 1;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dirty_i->seglist_lock);