1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 327e36d1d623..b1dc2d4b9cdd 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static int bdi_forker_thread(void *ptr)
                         wb_do_writeback(me, 0);
 
                 spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
+                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
                 /*
                  * Check if any existing bdi's have dirty data without
@@ -357,8 +358,6 @@ static int bdi_forker_thread(void *ptr)
                         bdi_add_default_flusher_thread(bdi);
                 }
 
-                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-
                 if (list_empty(&bdi_pending_list)) {
                         unsigned long wait;