diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.h b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
index 5fcb1f92d506..503f6df690bf 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
@@ -486,6 +486,11 @@ static inline void __set_test_and_free(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 
 	free_i->free_sections++;
 
+	if (GET_SEC_FROM_SEG(sbi, sbi->next_victim_seg[BG_GC]) == secno)
+		sbi->next_victim_seg[BG_GC] = NULL_SEGNO;
+	if (GET_SEC_FROM_SEG(sbi, sbi->next_victim_seg[FG_GC]) == secno)
+		sbi->next_victim_seg[FG_GC] = NULL_SEGNO;
+
 unlock_out:
 	spin_unlock(&free_i->segmap_lock);
 }