Index: super.c
===================================================================
--- super.c	(revision 24035)
+++ super.c	(working copy)
@@ -308,14 +308,13 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	/* Do one GC pass before any data gets dirtied */
+	logfs_gc_pass(sb);
+
 	/* Check areas for trailing unaccounted data */
 	err = logfs_check_areas(sb);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-
-	/* Do one GC pass before any data gets dirtied */
-	logfs_gc_pass(sb);
-
 	/* after all initializations are done, replay the journal
 	 * for rw-mounts, if necessary */
 	err = logfs_replay_journal(sb);