diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index 3078b679fcd1..c8c4f79c7ce1 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ void fscache_invalidate_writes(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
 			put_page(results[i]);
 	}
 
+	wake_up_bit(&cookie->flags, 0);
+
 	_leave("");
 }