diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c
index 276d3023d60f..de6195e38910 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ max_retries_show(
 	int		retries;
 	struct xfs_error_cfg *cfg = to_error_cfg(kobject);
 
-	if (cfg->retry_timeout == XFS_ERR_RETRY_FOREVER)
+	if (cfg->max_retries == XFS_ERR_RETRY_FOREVER)
 		retries = -1;
 	else
 		retries = cfg->max_retries;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ max_retries_store(
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (val == -1)
-		cfg->retry_timeout = XFS_ERR_RETRY_FOREVER;
+		cfg->max_retries = XFS_ERR_RETRY_FOREVER;
 	else
 		cfg->max_retries = val;
 	return count;