diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index ffaa0d56328a..ca766b7d5560 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -6727,7 +6727,7 @@ bfq_split_bfqq(struct bfq_io_cq *bic, struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
 	bfq_log_bfqq(bfqq->bfqd, bfqq, "splitting queue");
 
-	if (bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1) {
+	if (bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1 && !bfqq->new_bfqq) {
 		bfqq->pid = current->pid;
 		bfq_clear_bfqq_coop(bfqq);
 		bfq_clear_bfqq_split_coop(bfqq);