diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 99d684085719..923b7d91e6dc 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -976,10 +976,11 @@ void update_io_ticks(struct block_device *part, unsigned long now, bool end)
 	unsigned long stamp;
 again:
 	stamp = READ_ONCE(part->bd_stamp);
-	if (unlikely(time_after(now, stamp))) {
-		if (likely(try_cmpxchg(&part->bd_stamp, &stamp, now)))
-			__part_stat_add(part, io_ticks, end ? now - stamp : 1);
-	}
+	if (unlikely(time_after(now, stamp)) &&
+	    likely(try_cmpxchg(&part->bd_stamp, &stamp, now)) &&
+	    (end || part_in_flight(part)))
+		__part_stat_add(part, io_ticks, now - stamp);
+
 	if (part->bd_partno) {
 		part = bdev_whole(part);
 		goto again;
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 2d470cf2173e..925c5eaac581 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ static void blk_account_io_merge_request(struct request *req)
 	if (blk_do_io_stat(req)) {
 		part_stat_lock();
 		part_stat_inc(req->part, merges[op_stat_group(req_op(req))]);
+		part_stat_local_dec(req->part,
+				    in_flight[op_is_write(req_op(req))]);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 25d2f3239eb6..f1d071810893 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -998,6 +998,8 @@ static inline void blk_account_io_done(struct request *req, u64 now)
 		update_io_ticks(req->part, jiffies, true);
 		part_stat_inc(req->part, ios[sgrp]);
 		part_stat_add(req->part, nsecs[sgrp], now - req->start_time_ns);
+		part_stat_local_dec(req->part,
+				    in_flight[op_is_write(req_op(req))]);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
 }
@@ -1020,6 +1022,8 @@ static inline void blk_account_io_start(struct request *req)
 
 		part_stat_lock();
 		update_io_ticks(req->part, jiffies, false);
+		part_stat_local_inc(req->part,
+				    in_flight[op_is_write(req_op(req))]);
 		part_stat_unlock();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 1ef920f72e0f..1154e87a4022 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ static inline bool blk_do_io_stat(struct request *rq)
 }
 
 void update_io_ticks(struct block_device *part, unsigned long now, bool end);
+unsigned int part_in_flight(struct block_device *part);
 
 static inline void req_set_nomerge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req)
 {
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index d0471f469f7d..2e4c2521584a 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void part_stat_read_all(struct block_device *part,
 	}
 }
 
-static unsigned int part_in_flight(struct block_device *part)
+unsigned int part_in_flight(struct block_device *part)
 {
 	unsigned int inflight = 0;
 	int cpu;