diff --git a/lib/sbitmap.c b/lib/sbitmap.c
index 9fe2aebc13da81bd8a41a00483f6afedfb1bb04d..dbe4e3bc6b33738f42c0007371e4bfee44c2e834 100644
--- a/lib/sbitmap.c
+++ b/lib/sbitmap.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static struct sbq_wait_state *sbq_wake_ptr(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq)
 	for (i = 0; i < SBQ_WAIT_QUEUES; i++) {
 		struct sbq_wait_state *ws = &sbq->ws[wake_index];
 
-		if (waitqueue_active(&ws->wait) && atomic_read(&ws->wait_cnt)) {
+		if (waitqueue_active(&ws->wait) && (atomic_read(&ws->wait_cnt) > 0)) {
 			if (wake_index != atomic_read(&sbq->wake_index))
 				atomic_set(&sbq->wake_index, wake_index);
 			return ws;