diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index d975073c6029..f7a0a0860a04 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1416,6 +1416,7 @@ static void process_init_reply(struct fuse_args *args, int error)
 
 		fm->sb->s_bdi->ra_pages =
 				min(fm->sb->s_bdi->ra_pages, ra_pages);
+		fm->sb->s_bdi->io_pages = fc->max_pages;
 		fc->minor = arg->minor;
 		fc->max_write = arg->minor < 5 ? 4096 : arg->max_write;
 		fc->max_write = max_t(unsigned, 4096, fc->max_write);