diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index adc39c0c62df..b9f18bf4227d 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ static void fscache_write_op(struct fscache_operation *_op)
 
 	_enter("{OP%x,%d}", op->op.debug_id, atomic_read(&op->op.usage));
 
+again:
 	spin_lock(&object->lock);
 	cookie = object->cookie;
 
@@ -819,10 +820,6 @@ static void fscache_write_op(struct fscache_operation *_op)
 		goto superseded;
 	page = results[0];
 	_debug("gang %d [%lx]", n, page->index);
-	if (page->index >= op->store_limit) {
-		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_store_pages_over_limit);
-		goto superseded;
-	}
 
 	radix_tree_tag_set(&cookie->stores, page->index,
 			   FSCACHE_COOKIE_STORING_TAG);
@@ -832,6 +829,9 @@ static void fscache_write_op(struct fscache_operation *_op)
 	spin_unlock(&cookie->stores_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
 
+	if (page->index >= op->store_limit)
+		goto discard_page;
+
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_store_pages);
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_cop_write_page);
 	ret = object->cache->ops->write_page(op, page);
@@ -847,6 +847,11 @@ static void fscache_write_op(struct fscache_operation *_op)
 	_leave("");
 	return;
 
+discard_page:
+	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_store_pages_over_limit);
+	fscache_end_page_write(object, page);
+	goto again;
+
 superseded:
 	/* this writer is going away and there aren't any more things to
 	 * write */