diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index 67f8b31e2054..da3604e73e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -879,7 +879,6 @@ void bitmap_unplug(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 {
 	unsigned long i;
 	int dirty, need_write;
-	int wait = 0;
 
 	if (!bitmap || !bitmap->storage.filemap ||
 	    test_bit(BITMAP_STALE, &bitmap->flags))
@@ -897,16 +896,13 @@ void bitmap_unplug(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 			clear_page_attr(bitmap, i, BITMAP_PAGE_PENDING);
 			write_page(bitmap, bitmap->storage.filemap[i], 0);
 		}
-		if (dirty)
-			wait = 1;
-	}
-	if (wait) { /* if any writes were performed, we need to wait on them */
-		if (bitmap->storage.file)
-			wait_event(bitmap->write_wait,
-				   atomic_read(&bitmap->pending_writes)==0);
-		else
-			md_super_wait(bitmap->mddev);
 	}
+	if (bitmap->storage.file)
+		wait_event(bitmap->write_wait,
+			   atomic_read(&bitmap->pending_writes)==0);
+	else
+		md_super_wait(bitmap->mddev);
+
 	if (test_bit(BITMAP_WRITE_ERROR, &bitmap->flags))
 		bitmap_file_kick(bitmap);
 }