diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index e27d30d6a387..ef3ec6548629 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ extern const char *f2fs_fault_name[FAULT_MAX];
 /*
  * For mount options
  */
-#define F2FS_MOUNT_BG_GC		0x00000001
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_DISABLE_ROLL_FORWARD	0x00000002
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_DISCARD		0x00000004
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_NOHEAP		0x00000008
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ extern const char *f2fs_fault_name[FAULT_MAX];
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_NOBARRIER		0x00000800
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_FASTBOOT		0x00001000
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_EXTENT_CACHE		0x00002000
-#define F2FS_MOUNT_FORCE_FG_GC		0x00004000
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_DATA_FLUSH		0x00008000
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_FAULT_INJECTION	0x00010000
 #define F2FS_MOUNT_USRQUOTA		0x00080000
@@ -138,6 +136,7 @@ struct f2fs_mount_info {
 	int alloc_mode;			/* segment allocation policy */
 	int fsync_mode;			/* fsync policy */
 	int fs_mode;			/* fs mode: LFS or ADAPTIVE */
+	int bggc_mode;			/* bggc mode: off, on or sync */
 	bool test_dummy_encryption;	/* test dummy encryption */
 	block_t unusable_cap;		/* Amount of space allowed to be
 					 * unusable when disabling checkpoint
@@ -1172,6 +1171,15 @@ enum {
 	GC_URGENT,
 };
 
+enum {
+	BGGC_MODE_ON,		/* background gc is on */
+	BGGC_MODE_OFF,		/* background gc is off */
+	BGGC_MODE_SYNC,		/*
+				 * background gc is on, migrating blocks
+				 * like foreground gc
+				 */
+};
+
 enum {
 	FS_MODE_ADAPTIVE,	/* use both lfs/ssr allocation */
 	FS_MODE_LFS,		/* use lfs allocation only */
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index d883943f7f46..a19966b0e018 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
 
 	set_freezable();
 	do {
+		bool sync_mode;
+
 		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(*wq,
 				kthread_should_stop() || freezing(current) ||
 				gc_th->gc_wake,
@@ -101,8 +103,10 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
 do_gc:
 		stat_inc_bggc_count(sbi->stat_info);
 
+		sync_mode = F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_SYNC;
+
 		/* if return value is not zero, no victim was selected */
-		if (f2fs_gc(sbi, test_opt(sbi, FORCE_FG_GC), true, NULL_SEGNO))
+		if (f2fs_gc(sbi, sync_mode, true, NULL_SEGNO))
 			wait_ms = gc_th->no_gc_sleep_time;
 
 		trace_f2fs_background_gc(sbi->sb, wait_ms,
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 3b0483f5e67f..cdcb80f9b3d0 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -427,14 +427,11 @@ static int parse_options(struct super_block *sb, char *options)
 			if (!name)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			if (strlen(name) == 2 && !strncmp(name, "on", 2)) {
-				set_opt(sbi, BG_GC);
-				clear_opt(sbi, FORCE_FG_GC);
+				F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode = BGGC_MODE_ON;
 			} else if (strlen(name) == 3 && !strncmp(name, "off", 3)) {
-				clear_opt(sbi, BG_GC);
-				clear_opt(sbi, FORCE_FG_GC);
+				F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode = BGGC_MODE_OFF;
 			} else if (strlen(name) == 4 && !strncmp(name, "sync", 4)) {
-				set_opt(sbi, BG_GC);
-				set_opt(sbi, FORCE_FG_GC);
+				F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode = BGGC_MODE_SYNC;
 			} else {
 				kvfree(name);
 				return -EINVAL;
@@ -1437,14 +1434,13 @@ static int f2fs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct dentry *root)
 {
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(root->d_sb);
 
-	if (!f2fs_readonly(sbi->sb) && test_opt(sbi, BG_GC)) {
-		if (test_opt(sbi, FORCE_FG_GC))
-			seq_printf(seq, ",background_gc=%s", "sync");
-		else
-			seq_printf(seq, ",background_gc=%s", "on");
-	} else {
+	if (F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_SYNC)
+		seq_printf(seq, ",background_gc=%s", "sync");
+	else if (F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_ON)
+		seq_printf(seq, ",background_gc=%s", "on");
+	else if (F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_OFF)
 		seq_printf(seq, ",background_gc=%s", "off");
-	}
+
 	if (test_opt(sbi, DISABLE_ROLL_FORWARD))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",disable_roll_forward");
 	if (test_opt(sbi, NORECOVERY))
@@ -1576,8 +1572,8 @@ static void default_options(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	F2FS_OPTION(sbi).compress_algorithm = COMPRESS_LZO;
 	F2FS_OPTION(sbi).compress_log_size = MIN_COMPRESS_LOG_SIZE;
 	F2FS_OPTION(sbi).compress_ext_cnt = 0;
+	F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode = BGGC_MODE_ON;
 
-	set_opt(sbi, BG_GC);
 	set_opt(sbi, INLINE_XATTR);
 	set_opt(sbi, INLINE_DATA);
 	set_opt(sbi, INLINE_DENTRY);
@@ -1783,7 +1779,8 @@ static int f2fs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	 * or if background_gc = off is passed in mount
 	 * option. Also sync the filesystem.
 	 */
-	if ((*flags & SB_RDONLY) || !test_opt(sbi, BG_GC)) {
+	if ((*flags & SB_RDONLY) ||
+			F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_OFF) {
 		if (sbi->gc_thread) {
 			f2fs_stop_gc_thread(sbi);
 			need_restart_gc = true;
@@ -3668,7 +3665,7 @@ reset_checkpoint:
 	 * If filesystem is not mounted as read-only then
 	 * do start the gc_thread.
 	 */
-	if (test_opt(sbi, BG_GC) && !f2fs_readonly(sb)) {
+	if (F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode != BGGC_MODE_OFF && !f2fs_readonly(sb)) {
 		/* After POR, we can run background GC thread.*/
 		err = f2fs_start_gc_thread(sbi);
 		if (err)