diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
index aac3d0ca4c253..9699ce076b775 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.c
@@ -802,13 +802,11 @@ static int bch_writeback_thread(void *arg)
 
 /* Init */
 #define INIT_KEYS_EACH_TIME	500000
-#define INIT_KEYS_SLEEP_MS	100
 
 struct sectors_dirty_init {
 	struct btree_op	op;
 	unsigned int	inode;
 	size_t		count;
-	struct bkey	start;
 };
 
 static int sectors_dirty_init_fn(struct btree_op *_op, struct btree *b,
@@ -824,11 +822,8 @@ static int sectors_dirty_init_fn(struct btree_op *_op, struct btree *b,
 					     KEY_START(k), KEY_SIZE(k));
 
 	op->count++;
-	if (atomic_read(&b->c->search_inflight) &&
-	    !(op->count % INIT_KEYS_EACH_TIME)) {
-		bkey_copy_key(&op->start, k);
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
+	if (!(op->count % INIT_KEYS_EACH_TIME))
+		cond_resched();
 
 	return MAP_CONTINUE;
 }
@@ -843,24 +838,16 @@ static int bch_root_node_dirty_init(struct cache_set *c,
 	bch_btree_op_init(&op.op, -1);
 	op.inode = d->id;
 	op.count = 0;
-	op.start = KEY(op.inode, 0, 0);
-
-	do {
-		ret = bcache_btree(map_keys_recurse,
-				   k,
-				   c->root,
-				   &op.op,
-				   &op.start,
-				   sectors_dirty_init_fn,
-				   0);
-		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-			schedule_timeout_interruptible(
-				msecs_to_jiffies(INIT_KEYS_SLEEP_MS));
-		else if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_warn("sectors dirty init failed, ret=%d!\n", ret);
-			break;
-		}
-	} while (ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	ret = bcache_btree(map_keys_recurse,
+			   k,
+			   c->root,
+			   &op.op,
+			   &KEY(op.inode, 0, 0),
+			   sectors_dirty_init_fn,
+			   0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		pr_warn("sectors dirty init failed, ret=%d!\n", ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -904,7 +891,6 @@ static int bch_dirty_init_thread(void *arg)
 				goto out;
 			}
 			skip_nr--;
-			cond_resched();
 		}
 
 		if (p) {
@@ -914,7 +900,6 @@ static int bch_dirty_init_thread(void *arg)
 
 		p = NULL;
 		prev_idx = cur_idx;
-		cond_resched();
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -953,11 +938,11 @@ void bch_sectors_dirty_init(struct bcache_device *d)
 		bch_btree_op_init(&op.op, -1);
 		op.inode = d->id;
 		op.count = 0;
-		op.start = KEY(op.inode, 0, 0);
 
 		for_each_key_filter(&c->root->keys,
 				    k, &iter, bch_ptr_invalid)
 			sectors_dirty_init_fn(&op.op, c->root, k);
+
 		rw_unlock(0, c->root);
 		return;
 	}