diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 7bf8392..e88fcf6 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -694,6 +694,9 @@
 	int gc_type = BG_GC;
 	int nfree = 0;
 	int ret = -1;
+	struct cp_control cpc = {
+		.reason = CP_SYNC,
+	};
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ilist);
 gc_more:
@@ -704,7 +707,7 @@
 
 	if (gc_type == BG_GC && has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi, nfree)) {
 		gc_type = FG_GC;
-		write_checkpoint(sbi, false);
+		write_checkpoint(sbi, &cpc);
 	}
 
 	if (!__get_victim(sbi, &segno, gc_type, NO_CHECK_TYPE))
@@ -729,7 +732,7 @@
 		goto gc_more;
 
 	if (gc_type == FG_GC)
-		write_checkpoint(sbi, false);
+		write_checkpoint(sbi, &cpc);
 stop:
 	mutex_unlock(&sbi->gc_mutex);