diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 3cce6de464a7b7c1b506158d044b537510a3e6f8..2c09c298d8940ff3ae685761b9058604673814fb 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -2911,8 +2911,12 @@ bfq_setup_cooperator(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[a_idx];
 
 	/* if a merge has already been setup, then proceed with that first */
-	if (bfqq->new_bfqq)
-		return bfqq->new_bfqq;
+	new_bfqq = bfqq->new_bfqq;
+	if (new_bfqq) {
+		while (new_bfqq->new_bfqq)
+			new_bfqq = new_bfqq->new_bfqq;
+		return new_bfqq;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Check delayed stable merge for rotational or non-queueing
@@ -6721,7 +6725,7 @@ bfq_split_bfqq(struct bfq_io_cq *bic, struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
 	bfq_log_bfqq(bfqq->bfqd, bfqq, "splitting queue");
 
-	if (bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1) {
+	if (bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1 && !bfqq->new_bfqq) {
 		bfqq->pid = current->pid;
 		bfq_clear_bfqq_coop(bfqq);
 		bfq_clear_bfqq_split_coop(bfqq);
@@ -6932,7 +6936,8 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_init_rq(struct request *rq)
 	 * addition, if the queue has also just been split, we have to
 	 * resume its state.
 	 */
-	if (likely(bfqq != &bfqd->oom_bfqq) && bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1) {
+	if (likely(bfqq != &bfqd->oom_bfqq) && !bfqq->new_bfqq &&
+	    bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1) {
 		bfqq->bic = bic;
 		if (split) {
 			/*