diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 413cc11e414a..8da67d625e13 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ do {								\
 
 #else
 # define down_read_nested(sem, subclass)		down_read(sem)
-# define down_write_nest_lock(sem, nest_lock)	down_read(sem)
+# define down_write_nest_lock(sem, nest_lock)	down_write(sem)
 # define down_write_nested(sem, subclass)	down_write(sem)
 #endif