diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
index 8d45c848cbe4..d692d2a00745 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
@@ -625,6 +625,12 @@ static void writecache_add_to_freelist(struct dm_writecache *wc, struct wc_entry
 	wc->freelist_size++;
 }
 
+static inline void writecache_verify_watermark(struct dm_writecache *wc)
+{
+	if (unlikely(wc->freelist_size + wc->writeback_size <= wc->freelist_high_watermark))
+		queue_work(wc->writeback_wq, &wc->writeback_work);
+}
+
 static struct wc_entry *writecache_pop_from_freelist(struct dm_writecache *wc, sector_t expected_sector)
 {
 	struct wc_entry *e;
@@ -650,8 +656,8 @@ static struct wc_entry *writecache_pop_from_freelist(struct dm_writecache *wc, s
 		list_del(&e->lru);
 	}
 	wc->freelist_size--;
-	if (unlikely(wc->freelist_size + wc->writeback_size <= wc->freelist_high_watermark))
-		queue_work(wc->writeback_wq, &wc->writeback_work);
+
+	writecache_verify_watermark(wc);
 
 	return e;
 }
@@ -965,6 +971,8 @@ static void writecache_resume(struct dm_target *ti)
 		writecache_commit_flushed(wc, false);
 	}
 
+	writecache_verify_watermark(wc);
+
 	wc_unlock(wc);
 }