diff --git a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
index 617cea2520b3..a307a79e6b0b 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static void torture_rwsem_read_delay(struct torture_random_state *trsp)
 
 	/* We want a long delay occasionally to force massive contention.  */
 	if (!(torture_random(trsp) %
-	      (cxt.nrealwriters_stress * 2000 * longdelay_ms)))
+	      (cxt.nrealreaders_stress * 2000 * longdelay_ms)))
 		mdelay(longdelay_ms * 2);
 	else
 		mdelay(longdelay_ms / 2);