diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 227c0956e802..33882c82b1ac 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -757,8 +757,6 @@ enum {
 /* flag bits per mdev */
 enum {
 	CREATE_BARRIER,		/* next P_DATA is preceded by a P_BARRIER */
-	SIGNAL_ASENDER,		/* whether asender wants to be interrupted */
-
 	UNPLUG_QUEUED,		/* only relevant with kernel 2.4 */
 	UNPLUG_REMOTE,		/* sending a "UnplugRemote" could help */
 	MD_DIRTY,		/* current uuids and flags not yet on disk */
@@ -911,6 +909,7 @@ enum {
 	NET_CONGESTED,		/* The data socket is congested */
 	DISCARD_CONCURRENT,	/* Set on one node, cleared on the peer! */
 	SEND_PING,		/* whether asender should send a ping asap */
+	SIGNAL_ASENDER,		/* whether asender wants to be interrupted */
 };
 
 struct drbd_tconn {			/* is a resource from the config file */
@@ -1861,7 +1860,7 @@ drbd_queue_work(struct drbd_work_queue *q, struct drbd_work *w)
 
 static inline void wake_asender(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 {
-	if (test_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->flags))
+	if (test_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->tconn->flags))
 		force_sig(DRBD_SIG, mdev->tconn->asender.task);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 54bf7a5c2252..b4c357e4ad82 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -4580,12 +4580,12 @@ int drbd_asender(struct drbd_thread *thi)
 			3 < atomic_read(&mdev->unacked_cnt))
 			drbd_tcp_cork(mdev->tconn->meta.socket);
 		while (1) {
-			clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->flags);
+			clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->tconn->flags);
 			flush_signals(current);
 			if (!drbd_process_done_ee(mdev))
 				goto reconnect;
 			/* to avoid race with newly queued ACKs */
-			set_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->flags);
+			set_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->tconn->flags);
 			spin_lock_irq(&mdev->tconn->req_lock);
 			empty = list_empty(&mdev->done_ee);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->tconn->req_lock);
@@ -4605,7 +4605,7 @@ int drbd_asender(struct drbd_thread *thi)
 
 		rv = drbd_recv_short(mdev, mdev->tconn->meta.socket,
 				     buf, expect-received, 0);
-		clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->flags);
+		clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->tconn->flags);
 
 		flush_signals(current);
 
@@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@ disconnect:
 		drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(conn, C_DISCONNECTING));
 		drbd_md_sync(mdev);
 	}
-	clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->flags);
+	clear_bit(SIGNAL_ASENDER, &mdev->tconn->flags);
 
 	D_ASSERT(mdev->state.conn < C_CONNECTED);
 	dev_info(DEV, "asender terminated\n");