diff --git a/fs/fscache/object.c b/fs/fscache/object.c
index 7a182c87f37805..ab1d7f35f6c2b7 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/object.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/object.c
@@ -715,6 +715,9 @@ static const struct fscache_state *fscache_drop_object(struct fscache_object *ob
 
 	if (awaken)
 		wake_up_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_INVALIDATING);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_LOOKING_UP, &cookie->flags))
+		wake_up_bit(&cookie->flags, FSCACHE_COOKIE_LOOKING_UP);
+
 
 	/* Prevent a race with our last child, which has to signal EV_CLEARED
 	 * before dropping our spinlock.