diff --git a/Marlin/src/HAL/STM32F1/eeprom_bl24cxx.cpp b/Marlin/src/HAL/STM32F1/eeprom_bl24cxx.cpp
index 9a7e4d799d49..a6395698aae7 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/HAL/STM32F1/eeprom_bl24cxx.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/HAL/STM32F1/eeprom_bl24cxx.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ bool PersistentStore::access_start()  { eeprom_init(); return true; }
 bool PersistentStore::access_finish() { return true; }
 
 bool PersistentStore::write_data(int &pos, const uint8_t *value, size_t size, uint16_t *crc) {
+  size_t written = 0;
   while (size--) {
     uint8_t v = *value;
     uint8_t * const p = (uint8_t * const)pos;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ bool PersistentStore::write_data(int &pos, const uint8_t *value, size_t size, ui
     // so only write bytes that have changed!
     if (v != eeprom_read_byte(p)) {
       eeprom_write_byte(p, v);
-      if (size & 0x7F) delay(2); else safe_delay(2); // Avoid triggering watchdog during long EEPROM writes
+      if (++written & 0x7F) delay(2); else safe_delay(2); // Avoid triggering watchdog during long EEPROM writes
       if (eeprom_read_byte(p) != v) {
         SERIAL_ECHO_MSG(STR_ERR_EEPROM_WRITE);
         return true;