diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 1455892694c0..00f95e7d1b91 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ void qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(struct Qdisc *sch, int n, int len)
 	drops = max_t(int, n, 0);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	while ((parentid = sch->parent)) {
-		if (TC_H_MAJ(parentid) == TC_H_MAJ(TC_H_INGRESS))
+		if (parentid == TC_H_ROOT)
 			break;
 
 		if (sch->flags & TCQ_F_NOPARENT)