diff --git a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
index 6a2cf754912df..f35898a78b16b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ static int recover_vertical(struct btrfs_raid_bio *rbio, int sector_nr,
 		sector->uptodate = 1;
 	}
 	if (failb >= 0) {
-		ret = verify_one_sector(rbio, faila, sector_nr);
+		ret = verify_one_sector(rbio, failb, sector_nr);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto cleanup;