diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 80e29c90723c..a17869f337f7 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
 	q->request_fn		= rfn;
 	q->prep_rq_fn		= NULL;
 	q->unprep_rq_fn		= NULL;
-	q->queue_flags		= QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	q->queue_flags		|= QUEUE_FLAG_DEFAULT;
 
 	/* Override internal queue lock with supplied lock pointer */
 	if (lock)