diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
index ec6cf8707fb0..9258d30cffe3 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_create_write_req(struct address_space *mapping,
 	wreq->io_streams[1].transferred		= LONG_MAX;
 	if (fscache_resources_valid(&wreq->cache_resources)) {
 		wreq->io_streams[1].avail	= true;
+		wreq->io_streams[1].active	= true;
 		wreq->io_streams[1].prepare_write = wreq->cache_resources.ops->prepare_write_subreq;
 		wreq->io_streams[1].issue_write = wreq->cache_resources.ops->issue_write;
 	}