diff --git a/fs/ubifs/budget.c b/fs/ubifs/budget.c
index 80d7301ab76d..c0b84e960b20 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/budget.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/budget.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 static void shrink_liability(struct ubifs_info *c, int nr_to_write)
 {
 	down_read(&c->vfs_sb->s_umount);
-	writeback_inodes_sb(c->vfs_sb, WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE);
+	writeback_inodes_sb_nr(c->vfs_sb, nr_to_write, WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE);
 	up_read(&c->vfs_sb->s_umount);
 }