diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 458f9e733cf060023f88483b7aeabc33dca43390..36a5d3ceead262e3c552c76c728587cc34078b83 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned int n,
 	drops = max_t(int, n, 0);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	while ((parentid = sch->parent)) {
-		if (TC_H_MAJ(parentid) == TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_INGRESS))
+		if (parentid == TC_H_ROOT)
 			break;
 
 		if (sch->flags & TCQ_F_NOPARENT)