diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index c7a3207f9..bebd1f5cf 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.03.11 - 
 ==================================
+  Fix bcache waiting for IO completion with failing disks.
   Configure use own python path name order to prefer using python3.
   Add configure --enable-editline support as an alternative to readline.
   Enhance reporting and error handling when creating thin volumes.
diff --git a/lib/device/bcache.c b/lib/device/bcache.c
index fd18eef6e..33d124229 100644
--- a/lib/device/bcache.c
+++ b/lib/device/bcache.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static struct block *_new_block(struct bcache *cache, int di, block_address i, b
 			if (can_wait) {
 				if (dm_list_empty(&cache->io_pending))
 					_writeback(cache, 16);  // FIXME: magic number
-				_wait_io(cache);
+				_wait_all(cache);
 			} else {
 				log_debug("bcache no new blocks for di %d index %u",
 					  di, (uint32_t) i);