diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 8d6005c248c8..bec5e4b5d3e0 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ void bdi_writeback_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
-		mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
+		bdi_wakeup_thread(bdi);
 	else if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
 		bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(bdi);