diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 4b570b5c2674..9176597fdf94 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -3579,6 +3579,7 @@ static void init_sb_info(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	F2FS_NODE_INO(sbi) = le32_to_cpu(raw_super->node_ino);
 	F2FS_META_INO(sbi) = le32_to_cpu(raw_super->meta_ino);
 	sbi->cur_victim_sec = NULL_SECNO;
+	sbi->gc_mode = GC_NORMAL;
 	sbi->next_victim_seg[BG_GC] = NULL_SEGNO;
 	sbi->next_victim_seg[FG_GC] = NULL_SEGNO;
 	sbi->max_victim_search = DEF_MAX_VICTIM_SEARCH;