diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 4f2ff50b247c..0f29c759a898 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -2185,6 +2185,9 @@ static void f2fs_enable_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	f2fs_up_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
 
 	f2fs_sync_fs(sbi->sb, 1);
+
+	/* Let's ensure there's no pending checkpoint anymore */
+	f2fs_flush_ckpt_thread(sbi);
 }
 
 static int f2fs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
@@ -2350,6 +2353,9 @@ static int f2fs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 		f2fs_stop_ckpt_thread(sbi);
 		need_restart_ckpt = true;
 	} else {
+		/* Flush if the prevous checkpoint, if exists. */
+		f2fs_flush_ckpt_thread(sbi);
+
 		err = f2fs_start_ckpt_thread(sbi);
 		if (err) {
 			f2fs_err(sbi,