diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 5f10900b3f42..9a94b45135b7 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ struct bio *bio_alloc_bioset(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned short nr_vecs,
 		bio = bio_alloc_percpu_cache(bs);
 	} else {
 		opf &= ~REQ_ALLOC_CACHE;
+	}
+	if (!bio) {
 		p = kmem_cache_alloc(bs->bio_slab, gfp);
 		if (p)
 			bio = p + bs->front_pad;