diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
index 6293f547e4c3..bf6d507578e5 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
@@ -508,6 +508,30 @@ static int netfs_write_folio(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * End the issuing of writes, letting the collector know we're done.
+ */
+static void netfs_end_issue_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq)
+{
+	bool needs_poke = true;
+
+	smp_wmb(); /* Write subreq lists before ALL_QUEUED. */
+	set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_ALL_QUEUED, &wreq->flags);
+
+	for (int s = 0; s < NR_IO_STREAMS; s++) {
+		struct netfs_io_stream *stream = &wreq->io_streams[s];
+
+		if (!stream->active)
+			continue;
+		if (!list_empty(&stream->subrequests))
+			needs_poke = false;
+		netfs_issue_write(wreq, stream);
+	}
+
+	if (needs_poke)
+		netfs_wake_write_collector(wreq, false);
+}
+
 /*
  * Write some of the pending data back to the server
  */
@@ -559,10 +583,7 @@ int netfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
 			break;
 	} while ((folio = writeback_iter(mapping, wbc, folio, &error)));
 
-	for (int s = 0; s < NR_IO_STREAMS; s++)
-		netfs_issue_write(wreq, &wreq->io_streams[s]);
-	smp_wmb(); /* Write lists before ALL_QUEUED. */
-	set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_ALL_QUEUED, &wreq->flags);
+	netfs_end_issue_write(wreq);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ictx->wb_lock);
 
@@ -650,10 +671,7 @@ int netfs_end_writethrough(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, struct writeback_contr
 	if (writethrough_cache)
 		netfs_write_folio(wreq, wbc, writethrough_cache);
 
-	netfs_issue_write(wreq, &wreq->io_streams[0]);
-	netfs_issue_write(wreq, &wreq->io_streams[1]);
-	smp_wmb(); /* Write lists before ALL_QUEUED. */
-	set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_ALL_QUEUED, &wreq->flags);
+	netfs_end_issue_write(wreq);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ictx->wb_lock);
 
@@ -699,13 +717,7 @@ int netfs_unbuffered_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, bool may_wait, size_t
 			break;
 	}
 
-	netfs_issue_write(wreq, upload);
-
-	smp_wmb(); /* Write lists before ALL_QUEUED. */
-	set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_ALL_QUEUED, &wreq->flags);
-	if (list_empty(&upload->subrequests))
-		netfs_wake_write_collector(wreq, false);
-
+	netfs_end_issue_write(wreq);
 	_leave(" = %d", error);
 	return error;
 }