diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index ca5ffe26178e..ead6e4283298 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static void bfqg_put(struct bfq_group *bfqg)
 		kfree(bfqg);
 }
 
-static void bfqg_and_blkg_get(struct bfq_group *bfqg)
+void bfqg_and_blkg_get(struct bfq_group *bfqg)
 {
 	/* see comments in bfq_bic_update_cgroup for why refcounting bfqg */
 	bfqg_get(bfqg);
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.h b/block/bfq-iosched.h
index 5d1a519640f6..e0e4a413d43a 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.h
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.h
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ struct bfq_group *bfq_find_set_group(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 struct blkcg_gq *bfqg_to_blkg(struct bfq_group *bfqg);
 struct bfq_group *bfqq_group(struct bfq_queue *bfqq);
 struct bfq_group *bfq_create_group_hierarchy(struct bfq_data *bfqd, int node);
+void bfqg_and_blkg_get(struct bfq_group *bfqg);
 void bfqg_and_blkg_put(struct bfq_group *bfqg);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
diff --git a/block/bfq-wf2q.c b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
index 05f0bf4a1144..44079147e396 100644
--- a/block/bfq-wf2q.c
+++ b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ static void bfq_get_entity(struct bfq_entity *entity)
 		bfqq->ref++;
 		bfq_log_bfqq(bfqq->bfqd, bfqq, "get_entity: %p %d",
 			     bfqq, bfqq->ref);
-	}
+	} else
+		bfqg_and_blkg_get(container_of(entity, struct bfq_group,
+					       entity));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -650,8 +652,14 @@ static void bfq_forget_entity(struct bfq_service_tree *st,
 
 	entity->on_st = false;
 	st->wsum -= entity->weight;
-	if (bfqq && !is_in_service)
+	if (is_in_service)
+		return;
+
+	if (bfqq)
 		bfq_put_queue(bfqq);
+	else
+		bfqg_and_blkg_put(container_of(entity, struct bfq_group,
+					       entity));
 }
 
 /**