diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index 999792d35ccc..bc5149d5ec38 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -1910,7 +1910,8 @@ bool wb_over_bg_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 	if (gdtc->dirty > gdtc->bg_thresh)
 		return true;
 
-	if (wb_stat(wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE) > __wb_calc_thresh(gdtc))
+	if (wb_stat(wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE) >
+	    wb_calc_thresh(gdtc->wb, gdtc->bg_thresh))
 		return true;
 
 	if (mdtc) {
@@ -1924,7 +1925,8 @@ bool wb_over_bg_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 		if (mdtc->dirty > mdtc->bg_thresh)
 			return true;
 
-		if (wb_stat(wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE) > __wb_calc_thresh(mdtc))
+		if (wb_stat(wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE) >
+		    wb_calc_thresh(mdtc->wb, mdtc->bg_thresh))
 			return true;
 	}