diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
index d8587bac5682f41673cc9a20695a146c30415a31..5ad9231c87003a7df6cf4deaaa1c7475c9e2d5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-kcopyd.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int run_io_job(struct kcopyd_job *job)
 {
 	int r;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
-		.bi_rw = job->rw | REQ_SYNC | REQ_UNPLUG,
+		.bi_rw = job->rw | REQ_UNPLUG,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_PAGE_LIST,
 		.mem.ptr.pl = job->pages,
 		.mem.offset = job->offset,