diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
index b0ef071b3cb53..d620de8e217c8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ xlog_cil_push_work(
 	/*
 	 * Wake up any background push waiters now this context is being pushed.
 	 */
-	if (ctx->space_used >= XLOG_CIL_BLOCKING_SPACE_LIMIT(log))
+	if (waitqueue_active(&cil->xc_push_wait))
 		wake_up_all(&cil->xc_push_wait);
 
 	/*