diff --git a/fs/autofs/waitq.c b/fs/autofs/waitq.c
index efdc76732fae..33dd4660d82f 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/waitq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void autofs_catatonic_mode(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi)
 		wq->status = -ENOENT; /* Magic is gone - report failure */
 		kfree(wq->name.name - wq->offset);
 		wq->name.name = NULL;
-		wake_up_interruptible(&wq->queue);
+		wake_up(&wq->queue);
 		if (!--wq->wait_ctr)
 			kfree(wq);
 		wq = nwq;