diff --git a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
index 3efdddc39d49ba64fe894d815f198343fb8526f6..0017964f2fcf028ab1b8baa6a8b33e3678e6de53 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "ib.h"
 #include "xlist.h"
 
+struct workqueue_struct *rds_ib_fmr_wq;
+
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, clean_list_grace);
 #define CLEAN_LIST_BUSY_BIT 0
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ static struct rds_ib_mr *rds_ib_alloc_fmr(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev)
 	struct rds_ib_mr *ibmr = NULL;
 	int err = 0, iter = 0;
 
+	if (atomic_read(&pool->dirty_count) >= pool->max_items / 10)
+		queue_delayed_work(rds_ib_fmr_wq, &pool->flush_worker, 10);
+
 	while (1) {
 		ibmr = rds_ib_reuse_fmr(pool);
 		if (ibmr)
@@ -691,8 +696,6 @@ static int rds_ib_flush_mr_pool(struct rds_ib_mr_pool *pool,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct workqueue_struct *rds_ib_fmr_wq;
-
 int rds_ib_fmr_init(void)
 {
 	rds_ib_fmr_wq = create_workqueue("rds_fmr_flushd");