diff --git a/fs/ubifs/io.c b/fs/ubifs/io.c
index 05471ee..dfbd859 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/io.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/io.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static void new_wbuf_timer_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf)
 {
 	ubifs_assert(!hrtimer_active(&wbuf->timer));
 
-	if (!ktime_to_ns(wbuf->hardlimit))
+	if (wbuf->no_timer)
 		return;
 
 	dbg_io("set timer for jhead %s, %llu millisecs", dbg_jhead(wbuf->jhead),