diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 53baf4a420dc..9e3276067526 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -874,9 +874,8 @@ static void get_new_segment(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 
 	if (!new_sec && ((*newseg + 1) % sbi->segs_per_sec)) {
 		segno = find_next_zero_bit(free_i->free_segmap,
-					MAIN_SEGS(sbi), *newseg + 1);
-		if (segno - *newseg < sbi->segs_per_sec -
-					(*newseg % sbi->segs_per_sec))
+				(hint + 1) * sbi->segs_per_sec, *newseg + 1);
+		if (segno < (hint + 1) * sbi->segs_per_sec)
 			goto got_it;
 	}
 find_other_zone: