diff --git a/plugins/gc/scheduler.go b/plugins/gc/scheduler.go
index 3213ba3dd..ff78edee1 100644
--- a/plugins/gc/scheduler.go
+++ b/plugins/gc/scheduler.go
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ func schedule(d time.Duration) (<-chan time.Time, *time.Time) {
 }
 
 func (s *gcScheduler) run(ctx context.Context) {
+	const minimumGCTime = float64(5 * time.Millisecond)
 	var (
 		schedC <-chan time.Time
 
@@ -331,6 +332,11 @@ func (s *gcScheduler) run(ctx context.Context) {
 			// runtime in between gc to reach the pause threshold.
 			// Pause threshold is always 0.0 < threshold <= 0.5
 			avg := float64(gcTimeSum) / float64(collections)
+			// Enforce that avg is no less than minimumGCTime
+			// to prevent immediate rescheduling
+			if avg < minimumGCTime {
+				avg = minimumGCTime
+			}
 			interval = time.Duration(avg/s.pauseThreshold - avg)
 		}