diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 06268449d2ca..4c592496a16a 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -2251,7 +2251,8 @@ bfq_setup_cooperator(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 
 	if (in_service_bfqq && in_service_bfqq != bfqq &&
 	    likely(in_service_bfqq != &bfqd->oom_bfqq) &&
-	    bfq_rq_close_to_sector(io_struct, request, bfqd->last_position) &&
+	    bfq_rq_close_to_sector(io_struct, request,
+				   bfqd->in_serv_last_pos) &&
 	    bfqq->entity.parent == in_service_bfqq->entity.parent &&
 	    bfq_may_be_close_cooperator(bfqq, in_service_bfqq)) {
 		new_bfqq = bfq_setup_merge(bfqq, in_service_bfqq);
@@ -2791,6 +2792,8 @@ update_rate_and_reset:
 	bfq_update_rate_reset(bfqd, rq);
 update_last_values:
 	bfqd->last_position = blk_rq_pos(rq) + blk_rq_sectors(rq);
+	if (RQ_BFQQ(rq) == bfqd->in_service_queue)
+		bfqd->in_serv_last_pos = bfqd->last_position;
 	bfqd->last_dispatch = now_ns;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.h b/block/bfq-iosched.h
index 30be669be465..062e1c4787f4 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.h
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.h
@@ -538,6 +538,9 @@ struct bfq_data {
 	/* on-disk position of the last served request */
 	sector_t last_position;
 
+	/* position of the last served request for the in-service queue */
+	sector_t in_serv_last_pos;
+
 	/* time of last request completion (ns) */
 	u64 last_completion;