{
        bool idle = (dev->dev_state == MEI_DEV_ENABLED &&
                list_empty(&dev->ctrl_wr_list.list) &&
-               list_empty(&dev->write_list.list));
+               list_empty(&dev->write_list.list)   &&
+               list_empty(&dev->write_waiting_list.list));
 
-       dev_dbg(dev->dev, "write pg: is idle[%d] state=%s ctrl=%d write=%d\n",
+       dev_dbg(dev->dev, "write pg: is idle[%d] state=%s ctrl=%01d write=%01d wwait=%01d\n",
                idle,
                mei_dev_state_str(dev->dev_state),
                list_empty(&dev->ctrl_wr_list.list),
-               list_empty(&dev->write_list.list));
+               list_empty(&dev->write_list.list),
+               list_empty(&dev->write_waiting_list.list));
 
        return idle;
 }