diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer.rb
index c151c6c741..6de12cf099 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer.rb
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ def write_once(metadata, data, bulk: false, &block)
         adding_bytesize = nil
 
         chunk = synchronize { @stage[metadata] ||= generate_chunk(metadata) }
+        enqueue_list = []
 
         chunk.synchronize do
           # retry this method if chunk is already queued (between getting chunk and entering critical section)
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ def write_once(metadata, data, bulk: false, &block)
           elsif bulk
             # this metadata might be enqueued already by other threads
             # but #enqueue_chunk does nothing in such case
-            enqueue_chunk(metadata)
+            enqueue_list << metadata
             raise ShouldRetry
           end
         end
@@ -412,6 +413,9 @@ def write_once(metadata, data, bulk: false, &block)
           write_step_by_step(metadata, data, data.size / 3, &block)
         end
       rescue ShouldRetry
+        enqueue_list.each do |metadata|
+          enqueue_chunk(metadata)
+        end
         retry
       end