diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3db5a0cace1e..dd21410c31cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 0
-SUBLEVEL = 47
+SUBLEVEL = 48
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Sneaky Weasel
 
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index b014e4d1edfe..64cc22daac75 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
 	q->request_fn		= rfn;
 	q->prep_rq_fn		= NULL;
 	q->unprep_rq_fn		= NULL;
-	q->queue_flags		|= QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	q->queue_flags		= QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	/* Override internal queue lock with supplied lock pointer */
 	if (lock)