diff --git a/lib/lru_cache.c b/lib/lru_cache.c
index dc35464216d3ccb0340ba747e5c3ef64620b51a4..fec89938623812154b673e81b6c32edafe37fd8e 100644
--- a/lib/lru_cache.c
+++ b/lib/lru_cache.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static struct lc_element *__lc_get(struct lru_cache *lc, unsigned int enr, unsig
 	struct lc_element *e;
 
 	PARANOIA_ENTRY();
-	if (lc->flags & LC_STARVING) {
+	if (test_bit(__LC_STARVING, &lc->flags)) {
 		++lc->starving;
 		RETURN(NULL);
 	}
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static struct lc_element *__lc_get(struct lru_cache *lc, unsigned int enr, unsig
 	 * the LRU element, we have to wait ...
 	 */
 	if (!lc_unused_element_available(lc)) {
-		__set_bit(__LC_STARVING, &lc->flags);
+		set_bit(__LC_STARVING, &lc->flags);
 		RETURN(NULL);
 	}