diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 80c2ba2b78fc..fe2bd1eb05b9 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f1f8cc94651738b418ba54c039df536303b91704
+refs/heads/master: 4a0b75c7d02c2bd46ed227d4ba5941ba8a0aba5d
diff --git a/trunk/block/cfq-iosched.c b/trunk/block/cfq-iosched.c
index f3b44c394e6d..163263ddd381 100644
--- a/trunk/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/trunk/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1656,6 +1656,8 @@ cfq_merged_requests(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 		    struct request *next)
 {
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq = RQ_CFQQ(rq);
+	struct cfq_data *cfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
+
 	/*
 	 * reposition in fifo if next is older than rq
 	 */
@@ -1670,6 +1672,16 @@ cfq_merged_requests(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 	cfq_remove_request(next);
 	cfq_blkiocg_update_io_merged_stats(&(RQ_CFQG(rq))->blkg,
 					rq_data_dir(next), rq_is_sync(next));
+
+	cfqq = RQ_CFQQ(next);
+	/*
+	 * all requests of this queue are merged to other queues, delete it
+	 * from the service tree. If it's the active_queue,
+	 * cfq_dispatch_requests() will choose to expire it or do idle
+	 */
+	if (cfq_cfqq_on_rr(cfqq) && RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&cfqq->sort_list) &&
+	    cfqq != cfqd->active_queue)
+		cfq_del_cfqq_rr(cfqd, cfqq);
 }
 
 static int cfq_allow_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,