diff --git a/block/blk-wbt.c b/block/blk-wbt.c
index 4a279d27e1c1df76d2c03473ee8e28e1b67ebaeb..4350b373a42526ba8946beee2fee0f9091618810 100644
--- a/block/blk-wbt.c
+++ b/block/blk-wbt.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void __wbt_wait(struct rq_wb *rwb, enum wbt_flags wb_acct,
 		} else
 			io_schedule();
 
-		has_sleeper = false;
+		has_sleeper = true;
 	} while (1);
 
 	finish_wait(&rqw->wait, &data.wq);