diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 7d7f7b30e5c2..37186f6e5429 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@ static void __init_discard_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 		dpolicy->min_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
 		dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
 		dpolicy->io_aware = true;
+		dpolicy->sync = false;
 		if (utilization(sbi) > DEF_DISCARD_URGENT_UTIL) {
 			dpolicy->granularity = 1;
 			dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;