diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index cdad5853aaff..abc3db46cb1d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -2057,8 +2057,10 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_gc_range(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 		return ret;
 
 	end = range.start + range.len;
-	if (range.start < MAIN_BLKADDR(sbi) || end >= MAX_BLKADDR(sbi))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (range.start < MAIN_BLKADDR(sbi) || end >= MAX_BLKADDR(sbi)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 do_more:
 	if (!range.sync) {
 		if (!mutex_trylock(&sbi->gc_mutex)) {