diff --git a/gc/default.c b/gc/default.c
index 65aacb70a36148..ee242bbae697bf 100644
--- a/gc/default.c
+++ b/gc/default.c
@@ -2164,9 +2164,11 @@ heap_prepare(rb_objspace_t *objspace, rb_size_pool_t *size_pool, rb_heap_t *heap
                         /* Do steps of incremental marking or lazy sweeping. */
                         gc_continue(objspace, size_pool, heap);
 
-                        if (heap->free_pages == NULL &&
-                                !heap_page_allocate_and_initialize(objspace, size_pool, heap)) {
-                            rb_bug("cannot create a new page after major GC");
+                        if (heap->free_pages == NULL) {
+                            heap_page_allocate_and_initialize_force(objspace, size_pool, heap);
+                            if (heap->free_pages == NULL) {
+                                rb_bug("cannot create a new page after major GC");
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }