diff --git a/block/blk-barrier.c b/block/blk-barrier.c
index 557f69360b6a..d95a1440e29d 100644
--- a/block/blk-barrier.c
+++ b/block/blk-barrier.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static void queue_flush(struct request_queue *q, unsigned which)
 	}
 
 	blk_rq_init(q, rq);
+	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_FS;
 	rq->cmd_flags = REQ_HARDBARRIER | REQ_FLUSH;
 	rq->rq_disk = q->bar_rq.rq_disk;
 	rq->end_io = end_io;