diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index dd940d156af6..ac3ea6044936 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_show(struct f2fs_attr *a,
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", *ui);
 }
 
-static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
+static ssize_t __f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
 			struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 			const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
@@ -278,6 +278,23 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
 	return count;
 }
 
+static ssize_t f2fs_sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
+			struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
+			const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+	bool gc_entry = (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "gc_urgent") ||
+					a->struct_type == GC_THREAD);
+
+	if (gc_entry)
+		down_read(&sbi->sb->s_umount);
+	ret = __f2fs_sbi_store(a, sbi, buf, count);
+	if (gc_entry)
+		up_read(&sbi->sb->s_umount);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t f2fs_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 				struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {