diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
index 5d277c3cac..f3dc165d0e 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
@@ -2073,10 +2073,9 @@ page_writer(void* /*unused*/)
 			pageWritingTime = 0;
 		}
 
-		if (failedPages == numPages) {
-			pagesSinceLastSuccessfulWrite
-				+= modifiedPages - maxPagesToSee - numPages;
-		} else
+		if (failedPages == numPages)
+			pagesSinceLastSuccessfulWrite += modifiedPages - maxPagesToSee;
+		else
 			pagesSinceLastSuccessfulWrite = 0;
 	}