diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index 2e6bc77f4f81..642584265a6f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ int gfs2_quotad(void *data)
 
 		t = min(quotad_timeo, statfs_timeo);
 
-		t = wait_event_freezable_timeout(sdp->sd_quota_wait,
+		t -= wait_event_freezable_timeout(sdp->sd_quota_wait,
 				sdp->sd_statfs_force_sync ||
 				gfs2_withdrawing_or_withdrawn(sdp) ||
 				kthread_should_stop(),