diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 67f1b58d424e..719b1ba32a78 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -2175,7 +2175,9 @@ out_drop_write:
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	freeze_super(sbi->sb);
+	err = freeze_super(sbi->sb);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	if (f2fs_readonly(sbi->sb)) {
 		thaw_super(sbi->sb);