diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
index 9ae4ce7df95c..1ea923af47c6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
@@ -2479,6 +2479,8 @@ static void writecache_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 			extra_args += 2;
 		if (wc->autocommit_time_set)
 			extra_args += 2;
+		if (wc->max_age != MAX_AGE_UNSPECIFIED)
+			extra_args += 2;
 		if (wc->cleaner)
 			extra_args++;
 		if (wc->writeback_fua_set)