diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index f2247b0cd1a7fdda269d2dae808924f710235fba..274b491a11c159daa9c4bd2b5171705aa09f99c7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int raid1_congested(void *data, int bits)
 			/* Note the '|| 1' - when read_balance prefers
 			 * non-congested targets, it can be removed
 			 */
-			if ((bits & (1<<BDI_write_congested)) || 1)
+			if ((bits & (1<<BDI_async_congested)) || 1)
 				ret |= bdi_congested(&q->backing_dev_info, bits);
 			else
 				ret &= bdi_congested(&q->backing_dev_info, bits);