diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 013cdbc3b000f152aba6479317cd66e9d35865d5..34c3996bd0f582438164602a64a6dbd5254e1247 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_get_client(const char *hostname,
 	if (new)
 		nfs_free_client(new);
 
-	error = wait_event_interruptible(&nfs_client_active_wq,
+	error = wait_event_interruptible(nfs_client_active_wq,
 				clp->cl_cons_state != NFS_CS_INITING);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		nfs_put_client(clp);