diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 1ce1a99a7160f3b0411e863ebcecffed92f86732..1d564499614e1f3bac2f29627da6127931659983 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,8 @@ bfq_bfqq_resume_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq, struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 
 static int bfqq_process_refs(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
-	return bfqq->ref - bfqq->allocated - bfqq->entity.on_st_or_in_serv -
+	return bfqq->ref - bfqq->entity.allocated -
+		bfqq->entity.on_st_or_in_serv -
 		(bfqq->weight_counter != NULL) - bfqq->stable_ref;
 }
 
@@ -5878,6 +5879,22 @@ static void bfq_rq_enqueued(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 	}
 }
 
+static void bfqq_request_allocated(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
+{
+	struct bfq_entity *entity = &bfqq->entity;
+
+	for_each_entity(entity)
+		entity->allocated++;
+}
+
+static void bfqq_request_freed(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
+{
+	struct bfq_entity *entity = &bfqq->entity;
+
+	for_each_entity(entity)
+		entity->allocated--;
+}
+
 /* returns true if it causes the idle timer to be disabled */
 static bool __bfq_insert_request(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct request *rq)
 {
@@ -5891,8 +5908,8 @@ static bool __bfq_insert_request(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct request *rq)
 		 * Release the request's reference to the old bfqq
 		 * and make sure one is taken to the shared queue.
 		 */
-		new_bfqq->allocated++;
-		bfqq->allocated--;
+		bfqq_request_allocated(new_bfqq);
+		bfqq_request_freed(bfqq);
 		new_bfqq->ref++;
 		/*
 		 * If the bic associated with the process
@@ -6251,8 +6268,7 @@ static void bfq_completed_request(struct bfq_queue *bfqq, struct bfq_data *bfqd)
 
 static void bfq_finish_requeue_request_body(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
-	bfqq->allocated--;
-
+	bfqq_request_freed(bfqq);
 	bfq_put_queue(bfqq);
 }
 
@@ -6674,7 +6690,7 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_init_rq(struct request *rq)
 		}
 	}
 
-	bfqq->allocated++;
+	bfqq_request_allocated(bfqq);
 	bfqq->ref++;
 	bfq_log_bfqq(bfqd, bfqq, "get_request %p: bfqq %p, %d",
 		     rq, bfqq, bfqq->ref);
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.h b/block/bfq-iosched.h
index a73488eec8a47b0e66028243163b302165ecc51a..3787cfb0febb00daaa2958b8823735c39b065c94 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.h
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.h
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ struct bfq_entity {
 	/* budget, used also to calculate F_i: F_i = S_i + @budget / @weight */
 	int budget;
 
+	/* Number of requests allocated in the subtree of this entity */
+	int allocated;
+
 	/* device weight, if non-zero, it overrides the default weight of
 	 * bfq_group_data */
 	int dev_weight;
@@ -266,8 +269,6 @@ struct bfq_queue {
 	struct request *next_rq;
 	/* number of sync and async requests queued */
 	int queued[2];
-	/* number of requests currently allocated */
-	int allocated;
 	/* number of pending metadata requests */
 	int meta_pending;
 	/* fifo list of requests in sort_list */