diff --git a/block/bfq-wf2q.c b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
index dbc07b456059..d558fd26740c 100644
--- a/block/bfq-wf2q.c
+++ b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
@@ -130,10 +130,14 @@ static bool bfq_update_next_in_service(struct bfq_sched_data *sd,
 	if (!change_without_lookup) /* lookup needed */
 		next_in_service = bfq_lookup_next_entity(sd, expiration);
 
-	if (next_in_service)
-		parent_sched_may_change = !sd->next_in_service ||
+	if (next_in_service) {
+		bool new_budget_triggers_change =
 			bfq_update_parent_budget(next_in_service);
 
+		parent_sched_may_change = !sd->next_in_service ||
+			new_budget_triggers_change;
+	}
+
 	sd->next_in_service = next_in_service;
 
 	if (!next_in_service)