diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h
index 073a042..301eaf5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	if (would_skip)
 		return false;
 
-	return bio->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC ||
+	return bio->bi_opf & REQ_SYNC ||
 		in_use <= CUTOFF_WRITEBACK;
 }