diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 623244650a2f..792736e29a37 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -1244,6 +1244,13 @@ xfs_qm_flush_one(
 			error = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
+
+		if (!(bp->b_flags & _XBF_DELWRI_Q)) {
+			error = -EAGAIN;
+			xfs_buf_relse(bp);
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
+
 		xfs_buf_unlock(bp);
 
 		xfs_buf_delwri_pushbuf(bp, buffer_list);