diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 76d0f6a29aba..24a8a5418e31 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ retry:
 	 * within the cache granule containing the EOF, in which case we need
 	 * to preload the granule.
 	 */
-	if (!netfs_is_cache_enabled(ctx) &&
+	if (!netfs_is_cache_maybe_enabled(ctx) &&
 	    netfs_skip_folio_read(folio, pos, len, false)) {
 		netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_write_zskip);
 		goto have_folio_no_wait;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index 6bde3320bcec..2cdb68e6b16f 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		 * caching service temporarily because the backing store got
 		 * culled.
 		 */
-		if (netfs_is_cache_enabled(ctx)) {
+		if (netfs_is_cache_maybe_enabled(ctx)) {
 			if (finfo) {
 				netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_wstream_conflict);
 				goto flush_content;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
index 645996ecfc80..d889caa401dc 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -239,6 +239,18 @@ static inline bool netfs_is_cache_enabled(struct netfs_inode *ctx)
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline bool netfs_is_cache_maybe_enabled(struct netfs_inode *ctx)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSCACHE)
+	struct fscache_cookie *cookie = ctx->cache;
+
+	return fscache_cookie_valid(cookie) &&
+		test_bit(FSCACHE_COOKIE_IS_CACHING, &cookie->flags);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Get a ref on a netfs group attached to a dirty page (e.g. a ceph snap).
  */