diff --git a/fs/jffs2/super.c b/fs/jffs2/super.c
index 902a7dd10e5c..bb6ae387469f 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/super.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ static int jffs2_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	struct jffs2_sb_info *c = JFFS2_SB_INFO(sb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_WRITEBUFFER
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&c->wbuf_dwork);
+	if (jffs2_is_writebuffered(c))
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&c->wbuf_dwork);
 #endif
 
 	mutex_lock(&c->alloc_sem);