For a finite group
G, an $¥mathscr{L}$(
G)-free gap
G-module
V is a finite dimensional real
G-representation space satisfying the two conditions: (1)
VL = 0 for any normal subgroup
L of
G with prime power index. (2) dim
VP > 2 dim
VH for any
P <
H ≤
G such that
P is of prime power order. A finite group
G not of prime power order is called a gap group if there is an $¥mathscr{L}$(
G)-free gap
G-module. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for that
G is a gap group for a finite group
G satisfying that
G/[
G,
G] is not a 2-group, where [
G,
G] is the commutator subgroup of
G.
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