diff --git a/src/blockstore_write.cpp b/src/blockstore_write.cpp
index d1c56e65a..5ccba1022 100644
--- a/src/blockstore_write.cpp
+++ b/src/blockstore_write.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ void blockstore_impl_t::cancel_all_writes(blockstore_op_t *op, blockstore_dirty_
     bool found = false;
     for (auto other_op: submit_queue)
     {
-        if (!found && other_op == op)
+        // <op> may be present in queue multiple times due to moving operations in submit_queue
+        if (other_op == op)
             found = true;
         else if (found && other_op->oid == op->oid &&
             (other_op->opcode == BS_OP_WRITE || other_op->opcode == BS_OP_WRITE_STABLE))