diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index d7f7cc31aaa6..d0432b1707ce 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ static void mark_idle(struct zram *zram, ktime_t cutoff)
 #endif
 		if (is_idle)
 			zram_set_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
+		else
+			zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
 		zram_slot_unlock(zram, index);
 	}
 }