diff --git a/block/fops.c b/block/fops.c
index 8594852bd344..a2f492e50782 100644
--- a/block/fops.c
+++ b/block/fops.c
@@ -358,14 +358,13 @@ static ssize_t __blkdev_direct_IO_async(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		task_io_account_write(bio->bi_iter.bi_size);
 	}
 
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
-		bio->bi_opf |= REQ_NOWAIT;
-
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) {
-		bio_set_polled(bio, iocb);
+		bio->bi_opf |= REQ_POLLED | REQ_NOWAIT;
 		submit_bio(bio);
 		WRITE_ONCE(iocb->private, bio);
 	} else {
+		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+			bio->bi_opf |= REQ_NOWAIT;
 		submit_bio(bio);
 	}
 	return -EIOCBQUEUED;