diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
index 1db375f50a13..0760ba409c21 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ static void iot_io_begin(struct io_tracker *iot, sector_t len)
 
 static void __iot_io_end(struct io_tracker *iot, sector_t len)
 {
+	if (!len)
+		return;
+
 	iot->in_flight -= len;
 	if (!iot->in_flight)
 		iot->idle_time = jiffies;