diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 7280a23ef344..e073fd86cf60 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ static void queue_log_writer(struct super_block *s)
 	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (test_bit(J_WRITERS_QUEUED, &journal->j_state))
 		schedule();
-	current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	remove_wait_queue(&journal->j_join_wait, &wait);
 }