diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index d96160636161..c7dbda75af36 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		gfs2_log_flush(GFS2_SB(inode), ip->i_gl,
 			       GFS2_LOG_HEAD_FLUSH_NORMAL |
 			       GFS2_LFC_WRITE_INODE);
-	if (bdi->wb.dirty_exceeded)
+	if (bdi_wb_dirty_exceeded(bdi))
 		gfs2_ail1_flush(sdp, wbc);
 	else
 		filemap_fdatawrite(metamapping);