diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
index e278359cb268..e974204b0d6f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,8 @@ static void writecache_bio_copy_ssd(struct dm_writecache *wc, struct bio *bio,
 	dm_accept_partial_bio(bio, bio_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT);
 
 	wc->stats.writes += bio->bi_iter.bi_size >> wc->block_size_bits;
-	wc->stats.writes_allocate += (bio->bi_iter.bi_size - wc->block_size) >> wc->block_size_bits;
+	if (!search_used)
+		wc->stats.writes_allocate += (bio->bi_iter.bi_size - wc->block_size) >> wc->block_size_bits;
 
 	if (unlikely(wc->uncommitted_blocks >= wc->autocommit_blocks)) {
 		wc->uncommitted_blocks = 0;