diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 59dea8178ae3..01f8efc5f59c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ xfs_reclaim_inodes_nr(
 	xfs_reclaim_work_queue(mp);
 	xfs_ail_push_all(mp->m_ail);
 
-	return xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_WAIT, &nr_to_scan);
+	return xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK, &nr_to_scan);
 }
 
 /*