diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index b529a472ad..fb2d209466 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ total_freed_objects(rb_objspace_t *objspace)
 #define is_incremental_marking(objspace) ((objspace)->flags.during_incremental_marking != FALSE)
 #define will_be_incremental_marking(objspace) ((objspace)->rgengc.need_major_gc != GPR_FLAG_NONE)
 #define GC_INCREMENTAL_SWEEP_SLOT_COUNT 2048
+#define GC_INCREMENTAL_SWEEP_POOL_SLOT_COUT 1024
 #define is_lazy_sweeping(objspace)           (GC_ENABLE_LAZY_SWEEP && has_sweeping_pages(objspace))
 
 #if SIZEOF_LONG == SIZEOF_VOIDP
@@ -5781,9 +5782,7 @@ gc_sweep_step(rb_objspace_t *objspace, rb_size_pool_t *size_pool, rb_heap_t *hea
     struct heap_page *sweep_page = heap->sweeping_page;
     int unlink_limit = GC_SWEEP_PAGES_FREEABLE_PER_STEP;
     int swept_slots = 0;
-    bool need_pool = TRUE;
-
-    gc_report(2, objspace, "gc_sweep_step (need_pool: %d)\n", need_pool);
+    int pooled_slots = 0;
 
     if (sweep_page == NULL) return FALSE;
 
@@ -5818,9 +5817,9 @@ gc_sweep_step(rb_objspace_t *objspace, rb_size_pool_t *size_pool, rb_heap_t *hea
             size_pool->freed_slots += ctx.freed_slots;
             size_pool->empty_slots += ctx.empty_slots;
 
-            if (need_pool) {
+            if (pooled_slots < GC_INCREMENTAL_SWEEP_POOL_SLOT_COUT) {
                 heap_add_poolpage(objspace, heap, sweep_page);
-                need_pool = FALSE;
+                pooled_slots += free_slots;
             }
             else {
                 heap_add_freepage(heap, sweep_page);