diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 94a53d779c12b..ca2fdb58e7af5 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static bool blk_mq_check_inflight(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 {
 	struct mq_inflight *mi = priv;
 
-	if (rq->part == mi->part)
+	if (rq->part == mi->part && blk_mq_rq_state(rq) == MQ_RQ_IN_FLIGHT)
 		mi->inflight[rq_data_dir(rq)]++;
 
 	return true;