diff --git a/net/rds/ib_fmr.c b/net/rds/ib_fmr.c
index 31cf37da4510c3b53377ea40d4880638a89775e5..93c0437e6a5fd284b3e6dd1283e31839a305be7b 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_fmr.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_fmr.c
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ struct rds_ib_mr *rds_ib_alloc_fmr(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, int npages)
 	else
 		pool = rds_ibdev->mr_1m_pool;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&pool->dirty_count) >= pool->max_items / 10)
+		queue_delayed_work(rds_ib_mr_wq, &pool->flush_worker, 10);
+
+	/* Switch pools if one of the pool is reaching upper limit */
+	if (atomic_read(&pool->dirty_count) >=  pool->max_items * 9 / 10) {
+		if (pool->pool_type == RDS_IB_MR_8K_POOL)
+			pool = rds_ibdev->mr_1m_pool;
+		else
+			pool = rds_ibdev->mr_8k_pool;
+	}
+
 	ibmr = rds_ib_try_reuse_ibmr(pool);
 	if (ibmr)
 		return ibmr;
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
index 63c8d107adcfbec096b3dbcead8de98ec6327bc1..d664e9ade74dea264c06e0ac03997ebdc0254235 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
@@ -454,9 +454,6 @@ struct rds_ib_mr *rds_ib_try_reuse_ibmr(struct rds_ib_mr_pool *pool)
 	struct rds_ib_mr *ibmr = NULL;
 	int iter = 0;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&pool->dirty_count) >= pool->max_items_soft / 10)
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_ib_mr_wq, &pool->flush_worker, 10);
-
 	while (1) {
 		ibmr = rds_ib_reuse_mr(pool);
 		if (ibmr)