diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index a2af0aaf026bab..5f536c63a48d71 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ static void wq_update_node_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int off_cpu)
 			      min_active, max_active);
 	}
 
-	wq_node_nr_active(wq, NUMA_NO_NODE)->max = min_active;
+	wq_node_nr_active(wq, NUMA_NO_NODE)->max = max_active;
 }
 
 /**