diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 6fed520..a7b3dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 	get_page_state_node(&ps, nid);
 	__get_zone_counts(&active, &inactive, &free, NODE_DATA(nid));
 
-	/* Check for negative values in these approximate counters */
-	if ((long)ps.nr_writeback < 0)
-		ps.nr_writeback = 0;
 
 	n = sprintf(buf, "\n"
 		       "Node %d MemTotal:     %8lu kB\n"
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@
 		       nid, K(i.totalram - i.totalhigh),
 		       nid, K(i.freeram - i.freehigh),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_FILE_DIRTY)),
-		       nid, K(ps.nr_writeback),
+		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_WRITEBACK)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_FILE_PAGES)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_FILE_MAPPED)),
 		       nid, K(node_page_state(nid, NR_ANON_PAGES)),