diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
index ccb7b707ea4b..06cdf1a8a16f 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int cachefiles_daemon_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cachefiles_flush_reqs(struct cachefiles_cache *cache)
+void cachefiles_flush_reqs(struct cachefiles_cache *cache)
 {
 	struct xarray *xa = &cache->reqs;
 	struct cachefiles_req *req;
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index 45c8bed60538..6845a90cdfcc 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ extern int cachefiles_has_space(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
  * daemon.c
  */
 extern const struct file_operations cachefiles_daemon_fops;
+extern void cachefiles_flush_reqs(struct cachefiles_cache *cache);
 extern void cachefiles_get_unbind_pincount(struct cachefiles_cache *cache);
 extern void cachefiles_put_unbind_pincount(struct cachefiles_cache *cache);
 
@@ -426,6 +427,8 @@ do {							\
 	pr_err("I/O Error: " FMT"\n", ##__VA_ARGS__);	\
 	fscache_io_error((___cache)->cache);		\
 	set_bit(CACHEFILES_DEAD, &(___cache)->flags);	\
+	if (cachefiles_in_ondemand_mode(___cache))	\
+		cachefiles_flush_reqs(___cache);	\
 } while (0)
 
 #define cachefiles_io_error_obj(object, FMT, ...)			\