diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index b3b2003b7429..c8f62e6be6b6 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -269,13 +269,14 @@ static struct request *blk_mq_rq_ctx_init(struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data,
 {
 	struct blk_mq_tags *tags = blk_mq_tags_from_data(data);
 	struct request *rq = tags->static_rqs[tag];
+	req_flags_t rq_flags = 0;
 
 	if (data->flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_INTERNAL) {
 		rq->tag = -1;
 		rq->internal_tag = tag;
 	} else {
 		if (blk_mq_tag_busy(data->hctx)) {
-			rq->rq_flags = RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT;
+			rq_flags = RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT;
 			atomic_inc(&data->hctx->nr_active);
 		}
 		rq->tag = tag;
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ static struct request *blk_mq_rq_ctx_init(struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data,
 	/* csd/requeue_work/fifo_time is initialized before use */
 	rq->q = data->q;
 	rq->mq_ctx = data->ctx;
-	rq->rq_flags = 0;
+	rq->rq_flags = rq_flags;
 	rq->cpu = -1;
 	rq->cmd_flags = op;
 	if (data->flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_PREEMPT)