diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
index 958cd8b..2ee3017 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 	/* number of things on the pending list */
 	atomic_t num_pending;
+
 	unsigned long sequence;
 
 	/* protects the pending list. */
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@
 	worker = list_entry(next, struct btrfs_worker_thread, worker_list);
 	atomic_inc(&worker->num_pending);
 	worker->sequence++;
-	if (worker->sequence % 4 == 0)
+	if (worker->sequence % workers->idle_thresh == 0)
 		list_move_tail(next, &workers->worker_list);
 	return worker;
 }