diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index f4701182b558..74ae24364a8d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int add_mtd_blktrans_dev(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *new)
 		goto error3;
 
 	if (tr->flush)
-		blk_queue_flush(new->rq, REQ_FLUSH);
+		blk_queue_write_cache(new->rq, true, false);
 
 	new->rq->queuedata = new;
 	blk_queue_logical_block_size(new->rq, tr->blksize);