diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 37c721e1eb03..73ad8dc9a4d3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -1679,6 +1679,11 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
 	set_freezable();
 
 	do {
+		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*q,
+				kthread_should_stop() || freezing(current) ||
+				dcc->discard_wake,
+				msecs_to_jiffies(wait_ms));
+
 		if (sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT_HIGH ||
 			!f2fs_available_free_memory(sbi, DISCARD_CACHE))
 			__init_discard_policy(sbi, &dpolicy, DPOLICY_FORCE, 1);
@@ -1686,14 +1691,6 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
 			__init_discard_policy(sbi, &dpolicy, DPOLICY_BG,
 						dcc->discard_granularity);
 
-		if (!atomic_read(&dcc->discard_cmd_cnt))
-		       wait_ms = dpolicy.max_interval;
-
-		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*q,
-				kthread_should_stop() || freezing(current) ||
-				dcc->discard_wake,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(wait_ms));
-
 		if (dcc->discard_wake)
 			dcc->discard_wake = 0;
 
@@ -1707,12 +1704,11 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
 			continue;
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			return 0;
-		if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK)) {
+		if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK) ||
+			!atomic_read(&dcc->discard_cmd_cnt)) {
 			wait_ms = dpolicy.max_interval;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (!atomic_read(&dcc->discard_cmd_cnt))
-			continue;
 
 		sb_start_intwrite(sbi->sb);
 
@@ -1727,6 +1723,8 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
 		} else {
 			wait_ms = dpolicy.max_interval;
 		}
+		if (!atomic_read(&dcc->discard_cmd_cnt))
+			wait_ms = dpolicy.max_interval;
 
 		sb_end_intwrite(sbi->sb);