diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
index 6593deab52da..4e63f9b5954c 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static void pblk_submit_rec(struct work_struct *work)
 	mempool_free(recovery, &pblk->rec_pool);
 
 	atomic_dec(&pblk->inflight_io);
+	pblk_write_kick(pblk);
 }