diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index 4eb5f8c56535..a20531e5f3b4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void rq_end_stats(struct mapped_device *md, struct request *orig)
 static void rq_completed(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
 	/* nudge anyone waiting on suspend queue */
-	if (unlikely(waitqueue_active(&md->wait)))
+	if (unlikely(wq_has_sleeper(&md->wait)))
 		wake_up(&md->wait);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 2b53c3841b53..a0972a9301de 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static void end_io_acct(struct dm_io *io)
 				    true, duration, &io->stats_aux);
 
 	/* nudge anyone waiting on suspend queue */
-	if (unlikely(waitqueue_active(&md->wait)))
+	if (unlikely(wq_has_sleeper(&md->wait)))
 		wake_up(&md->wait);
 }