diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 7771dacc99cb..f5e6527ebc9c 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ void __blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio,
 		/* there isn't chance to merge the splitted bio */
 		split->bi_opf |= REQ_NOMERGE;
 
+		blkcg_bio_issue_init(split);
 		bio_chain(split, *bio);
 		trace_block_split(split, (*bio)->bi_iter.bi_sector);
 		submit_bio_noacct(*bio);