diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index b840afa89761..b4edfe7ce06c 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
 				break;		/* We've done our duty */
 		}
 		trace_wbc_balance_dirty_wait(&wbc, bdi);
-		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		__set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		io_schedule_timeout(pause);
 
 		/*