diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 69ecee7f4ad4..96f59ae5b6e9 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -3202,6 +3202,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 			if (blk_rq_bytes(rq) > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE ||
 			    cfqd->busy_queues > 1) {
 				del_timer(&cfqd->idle_slice_timer);
+				cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq);
 				__blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue);
 			} else
 				cfq_mark_cfqq_must_dispatch(cfqq);