diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 2370c6fb1fcd..cc5fdc0d0f29 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ static void vmstat_shepherd(struct work_struct *w)
 			if (cpu_is_isolated(cpu))
 				continue;
 
-			if (!delayed_work_pending(dw) && need_update(cpu))
+			if (!work_busy(&dw->work) && need_update(cpu))
 				queue_delayed_work_on(cpu, mm_percpu_wq, dw, 0);
 		}