diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
index cc43eba64..6b4a820e6 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"fmt"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 	"hash"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
@@ -49,23 +49,16 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) uploadReaderToChunks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	var partReader = io.NopCloser(io.TeeReader(reader, md5Hash))
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	var bytesBufferCounter int64
-	bytesBufferLimitCond := sync.NewCond(new(sync.Mutex))
+	var bytesBufferCounter int64 = 4
+	bytesBufferLimitChan := make(chan struct{}, bytesBufferCounter)
 	var fileChunksLock sync.Mutex
 	var uploadErrLock sync.Mutex
 	for {
 
 		// need to throttle used byte buffer
-		bytesBufferLimitCond.L.Lock()
-		for atomic.LoadInt64(&bytesBufferCounter) >= 4 {
-			glog.V(4).Infof("waiting for byte buffer %d", atomic.LoadInt64(&bytesBufferCounter))
-			bytesBufferLimitCond.Wait()
-		}
-		atomic.AddInt64(&bytesBufferCounter, 1)
-		bytesBufferLimitCond.L.Unlock()
+		bytesBufferLimitChan <- struct{}{}
 
 		bytesBuffer := bufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
-		glog.V(4).Infof("received byte buffer %d", atomic.LoadInt64(&bytesBufferCounter))
 
 		limitedReader := io.LimitReader(partReader, int64(chunkSize))
 
@@ -76,8 +69,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) uploadReaderToChunks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		// data, err := io.ReadAll(limitedReader)
 		if err != nil || dataSize == 0 {
 			bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
-			atomic.AddInt64(&bytesBufferCounter, -1)
-			bytesBufferLimitCond.Signal()
+			<-bytesBufferLimitChan
 			uploadErrLock.Lock()
 			uploadErr = err
 			uploadErrLock.Unlock()
@@ -89,8 +81,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) uploadReaderToChunks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 				smallContent = make([]byte, dataSize)
 				bytesBuffer.Read(smallContent)
 				bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
-				atomic.AddInt64(&bytesBufferCounter, -1)
-				bytesBufferLimitCond.Signal()
+				<-bytesBufferLimitChan
 				stats.FilerRequestCounter.WithLabelValues(stats.ContentSaveToFiler).Inc()
 				break
 			}
@@ -102,8 +93,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) uploadReaderToChunks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		go func(offset int64) {
 			defer func() {
 				bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
-				atomic.AddInt64(&bytesBufferCounter, -1)
-				bytesBufferLimitCond.Signal()
+				<-bytesBufferLimitChan
 				wg.Done()
 			}()