diff --git a/fs/fscache/operation.c b/fs/fscache/operation.c
index b9f34eaede09a95a24723e0a0f79151065c03fb9..48a18f184d5041b9f4909137898fe0fd51bc45d8 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/operation.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/operation.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int fscache_submit_exclusive_op(struct fscache_object *object,
 		object->n_ops++;
 		object->n_exclusive++;	/* reads and writes must wait */
 
-		if (object->n_ops > 0) {
+		if (object->n_ops > 1) {
 			atomic_inc(&op->usage);
 			list_add_tail(&op->pend_link, &object->pending_ops);
 			fscache_stat(&fscache_n_op_pend);