diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index bdbb557feb5a..8598e4591e79 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ static void blkg_async_bio_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* as long as there are pending bios, @blkg can't go away */
 	spin_lock(&blkg->async_bio_lock);
-	bio_list_merge(&bios, &blkg->async_bios);
-	bio_list_init(&blkg->async_bios);
+	bio_list_merge_init(&bios, &blkg->async_bios);
 	spin_unlock(&blkg->async_bio_lock);
 
 	/* start plug only when bio_list contains at least 2 bios */