diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index c1ad9b278c47..3940c0b11868 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -2280,7 +2280,9 @@ int f2fs_do_shutdown(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned int flag,
 	if (readonly)
 		goto out;
 
+	down_read(&sb->s_umount);
 	f2fs_stop_gc_thread(sbi);
+	up_read(&sb->s_umount);
 	f2fs_stop_discard_thread(sbi);
 
 	f2fs_drop_discard_cmd(sbi);