diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index bfce6343a577..8e797782cfe3 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -3117,10 +3117,12 @@ void bfq_release_process_ref(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 	bfq_put_queue(bfqq);
 }
 
-static void
-bfq_merge_bfqqs(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_io_cq *bic,
-		struct bfq_queue *bfqq, struct bfq_queue *new_bfqq)
+static struct bfq_queue *bfq_merge_bfqqs(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
+					 struct bfq_io_cq *bic,
+					 struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
+	struct bfq_queue *new_bfqq = bfqq->new_bfqq;
+
 	bfq_log_bfqq(bfqd, bfqq, "merging with queue %lu",
 		(unsigned long)new_bfqq->pid);
 	/* Save weight raising and idle window of the merged queues */
@@ -3214,6 +3216,8 @@ bfq_merge_bfqqs(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_io_cq *bic,
 	bfq_reassign_last_bfqq(bfqq, new_bfqq);
 
 	bfq_release_process_ref(bfqd, bfqq);
+
+	return new_bfqq;
 }
 
 static bool bfq_allow_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
@@ -3249,14 +3253,8 @@ static bool bfq_allow_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 		 * fulfilled, i.e., bic can be redirected to new_bfqq
 		 * and bfqq can be put.
 		 */
-		bfq_merge_bfqqs(bfqd, bfqd->bio_bic, bfqq,
-				new_bfqq);
-		/*
-		 * If we get here, bio will be queued into new_queue,
-		 * so use new_bfqq to decide whether bio and rq can be
-		 * merged.
-		 */
-		bfqq = new_bfqq;
+		while (bfqq != new_bfqq)
+			bfqq = bfq_merge_bfqqs(bfqd, bfqd->bio_bic, bfqq);
 
 		/*
 		 * Change also bqfd->bio_bfqq, as
@@ -5616,9 +5614,7 @@ bfq_do_early_stable_merge(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 	 * state before killing it.
 	 */
 	bfqq->bic = bic;
-	bfq_merge_bfqqs(bfqd, bic, bfqq, new_bfqq);
-
-	return new_bfqq;
+	return bfq_merge_bfqqs(bfqd, bic, bfqq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -6066,6 +6062,7 @@ static bool __bfq_insert_request(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct request *rq)
 	bool waiting, idle_timer_disabled = false;
 
 	if (new_bfqq) {
+		struct bfq_queue *old_bfqq = bfqq;
 		/*
 		 * Release the request's reference to the old bfqq
 		 * and make sure one is taken to the shared queue.
@@ -6081,18 +6078,18 @@ static bool __bfq_insert_request(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct request *rq)
 		 * then complete the merge and redirect it to
 		 * new_bfqq.
 		 */
-		if (bic_to_bfqq(RQ_BIC(rq), 1) == bfqq)
-			bfq_merge_bfqqs(bfqd, RQ_BIC(rq),
-					bfqq, new_bfqq);
+		if (bic_to_bfqq(RQ_BIC(rq), 1) == bfqq) {
+			while (bfqq != new_bfqq)
+				bfqq = bfq_merge_bfqqs(bfqd, RQ_BIC(rq), bfqq);
+		}
 
-		bfq_clear_bfqq_just_created(bfqq);
+		bfq_clear_bfqq_just_created(old_bfqq);
 		/*
 		 * rq is about to be enqueued into new_bfqq,
 		 * release rq reference on bfqq
 		 */
-		bfq_put_queue(bfqq);
+		bfq_put_queue(old_bfqq);
 		rq->elv.priv[1] = new_bfqq;
-		bfqq = new_bfqq;
 	}
 
 	bfq_update_io_thinktime(bfqd, bfqq);