diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 71f23c0c1090..e01ded365440 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1573,20 +1573,18 @@ shrink_inactive_list(unsigned long nr_to_scan, struct lruvec *lruvec,
 		 * If dirty pages are scanned that are not queued for IO, it
 		 * implies that flushers are not keeping up. In this case, flag
 		 * the zone ZONE_TAIL_LRU_DIRTY and kswapd will start writing
-		 * pages from reclaim context. It will forcibly stall in the
-		 * next check.
+		 * pages from reclaim context.
 		 */
 		if (nr_unqueued_dirty == nr_taken)
 			zone_set_flag(zone, ZONE_TAIL_LRU_DIRTY);
 
 		/*
-		 * In addition, if kswapd scans pages marked marked for
-		 * immediate reclaim and under writeback (nr_immediate), it
-		 * implies that pages are cycling through the LRU faster than
+		 * If kswapd scans pages marked marked for immediate
+		 * reclaim and under writeback (nr_immediate), it implies
+		 * that pages are cycling through the LRU faster than
 		 * they are written so also forcibly stall.
 		 */
-		if ((nr_unqueued_dirty == nr_taken || nr_immediate) &&
-		    current_may_throttle())
+		if (nr_immediate && current_may_throttle())
 			congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/10);
 	}