diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 2922cdc..56f4a4c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
  
 IMPROVEMENTS
 
+PIG-5385: Skip calling extra gc() before spilling large bag when unnecessary (knoguchi)
+
 PIG-5389: Passing null to REPLACE udf preventing JIT optimization (knoguchi)
 
 PIG-5382: Log the name when POStore fails on write (knoguchi)
diff --git a/src/org/apache/pig/impl/util/SpillableMemoryManager.java b/src/org/apache/pig/impl/util/SpillableMemoryManager.java
index 2a4b0aa..5e613dc 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/pig/impl/util/SpillableMemoryManager.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/pig/impl/util/SpillableMemoryManager.java
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@
                     // Do not invoke extraGC for GroupingSpillable. Its size will always exceed
                     // extraGCSpillSizeThreshold and the data is always strong referenced.
                     if( !extraGCCalled && extraGCSpillSizeThreshold != 0
-                        && toBeFreed > extraGCSpillSizeThreshold  && !isGroupingSpillable) {
+                        && toBeFreed > extraGCSpillSizeThreshold  && !isGroupingSpillable
+                        && n.getType().equals(MemoryNotificationInfo.MEMORY_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED)) {
                         log.debug("Single spillable has size " + toBeFreed + "bytes. Calling extra gc()");
                         // this extra assignment to null is needed so that gc can free the
                         // spillable if nothing else is pointing at it