diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go
index b488fb8d1a2..fcfdcd1cee6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/operations.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (gc *GarbageCollector) removeFinalizer(owner *node, targetFinalizer string)
 		for _, f := range finalizers {
 			if f == targetFinalizer {
 				found = true
-				break
+				continue
 			}
 			newFinalizers = append(newFinalizers, f)
 		}