diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index 291cf9df7fc2..86ff375c00ce 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -824,10 +824,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_set_queue_depth);
  */
 void blk_queue_write_cache(struct request_queue *q, bool wc, bool fua)
 {
-	if (wc)
+	if (wc) {
+		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_HW_WC, q);
 		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, q);
-	else
+	} else {
+		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_HW_WC, q);
 		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, q);
+	}
 	if (fua)
 		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_FUA, q);
 	else
diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 4f34525bafac..a582ea0da74f 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -528,13 +528,16 @@ static ssize_t queue_wc_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
 static ssize_t queue_wc_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page,
 			      size_t count)
 {
-	if (!strncmp(page, "write back", 10))
+	if (!strncmp(page, "write back", 10)) {
+		if (!test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_HW_WC, &q->queue_flags))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, q);
-	else if (!strncmp(page, "write through", 13) ||
-		 !strncmp(page, "none", 4))
+	} else if (!strncmp(page, "write through", 13) ||
+		 !strncmp(page, "none", 4)) {
 		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, q);
-	else
+	} else {
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 427e79ac7219..57674b3c5877 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ struct request_queue {
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_NOXMERGES	9	/* No extended merges */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_ADD_RANDOM	10	/* Contributes to random pool */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_SAME_FORCE	12	/* force complete on same CPU */
+#define QUEUE_FLAG_HW_WC	18	/* Write back caching supported */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_INIT_DONE	14	/* queue is initialized */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_STABLE_WRITES 15	/* don't modify blks until WB is done */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_POLL		16	/* IO polling enabled if set */