diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index ad887d614d5b3f..44b8c671921e5c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -342,6 +342,12 @@ static int __nbd_set_size(struct nbd_device *nbd, loff_t bytesize,
 		lim.max_hw_discard_sectors = UINT_MAX;
 	else
 		lim.max_hw_discard_sectors = 0;
+	if (!(nbd->config->flags & NBD_FLAG_SEND_FLUSH))
+		blk_queue_write_cache(nbd->disk->queue, false, false);
+	else if (nbd->config->flags & NBD_FLAG_SEND_FUA)
+		blk_queue_write_cache(nbd->disk->queue, true, true);
+	else
+		blk_queue_write_cache(nbd->disk->queue, true, false);
 	lim.logical_block_size = blksize;
 	lim.physical_block_size = blksize;
 	error = queue_limits_commit_update(nbd->disk->queue, &lim);
@@ -1286,19 +1292,10 @@ static void nbd_bdev_reset(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 
 static void nbd_parse_flags(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 {
-	struct nbd_config *config = nbd->config;
-	if (config->flags & NBD_FLAG_READ_ONLY)
+	if (nbd->config->flags & NBD_FLAG_READ_ONLY)
 		set_disk_ro(nbd->disk, true);
 	else
 		set_disk_ro(nbd->disk, false);
-	if (config->flags & NBD_FLAG_SEND_FLUSH) {
-		if (config->flags & NBD_FLAG_SEND_FUA)
-			blk_queue_write_cache(nbd->disk->queue, true, true);
-		else
-			blk_queue_write_cache(nbd->disk->queue, true, false);
-	}
-	else
-		blk_queue_write_cache(nbd->disk->queue, false, false);
 }
 
 static void send_disconnects(struct nbd_device *nbd)