diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 3458a1264a3f..3984779e5911 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_relse(
 	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip = bp->b_log_item;
 
 	trace_xfs_buf_item_relse(bp, _RET_IP_);
-	ASSERT(!(bip->bli_item.li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL));
+	ASSERT(!test_bit(XFS_LI_IN_AIL, &bip->bli_item.li_flags));
 
 	bp->b_log_item = NULL;
 	if (list_empty(&bp->b_li_list))