diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 61a3f22eee29..6831a758d541 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -2126,6 +2126,7 @@ static void *cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&cfqd->unplug_work, cfq_kick_queue);
 
+	cfqd->last_end_request = jiffies;
 	cfqd->cfq_quantum = cfq_quantum;
 	cfqd->cfq_fifo_expire[0] = cfq_fifo_expire[0];
 	cfqd->cfq_fifo_expire[1] = cfq_fifo_expire[1];