diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 06d44ae9701f..f0fa0c8e7ec6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,9 @@ static int __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, &lo->lo_queue->queue_flags))
+		blk_queue_write_cache(lo->lo_queue, false, false);
+
 	/* freeze request queue during the transition */
 	blk_mq_freeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);