diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 327e36d1d623ab14aafe2f6716b296c88c4a9823..b1dc2d4b9cddc5ef2057ba49a26a9b084cbd0e94 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;