diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index baf0b706169d..8acfb7a3b2ba 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -4299,6 +4299,8 @@ cfq_set_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, struct bio *bio,
 new_queue:
 	cfqq = cic_to_cfqq(cic, is_sync);
 	if (!cfqq || cfqq == &cfqd->oom_cfqq) {
+		if (cfqq)
+			cfq_put_queue(cfqq);
 		cfqq = cfq_get_queue(cfqd, is_sync, cic, bio, gfp_mask);
 		cic_set_cfqq(cic, cfqq, is_sync);
 	} else {