diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index ee130f1..17b768d0 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@
 	 * Otherwise, we do only if they are the last ones
 	 * in their service tree.
 	 */
-	return service_tree->count == 1;
+	return service_tree->count == 1 && cfq_cfqq_sync(cfqq);
 }
 
 static void cfq_arm_slice_timer(struct cfq_data *cfqd)