diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
index c39916fe8686..982389472e60 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define XBF_ASYNC	 (1 << 4) /* initiator will not wait for completion */
 #define XBF_DONE	 (1 << 5) /* all pages in the buffer uptodate */
 #define XBF_STALE	 (1 << 6) /* buffer has been staled, do not find it */
-#define XBF_WRITE_FAIL	 (1 << 24)/* async writes have failed on this buffer */
+#define XBF_WRITE_FAIL	 (1 << 7) /* async writes have failed on this buffer */
 
 /* I/O hints for the BIO layer */
 #define XBF_SYNCIO	 (1 << 10)/* treat this buffer as synchronous I/O */