diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index a237141d8787166eddf9701210ed811ffb77138e..b64964ef44f62b8ad3a261396d16809d2667e274 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void wait_entry_unlocked(struct xa_state *xas, void *entry)
 static void put_unlocked_entry(struct xa_state *xas, void *entry)
 {
 	/* If we were the only waiter woken, wake the next one */
-	if (entry && dax_is_conflict(entry))
+	if (entry && !dax_is_conflict(entry))
 		dax_wake_entry(xas, entry, false);
 }