diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index c82a07b80..4fd7beaa0 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -3011,6 +3011,7 @@ spdk_bdev_set_qos_limit_iops(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t ios_per_sec,
 		cb_fn(cb_arg, -EAGAIN);
 		return;
 	}
+	bdev->qos.enabled = true;
 	bdev->qos.mod_in_progress = true;
 	bdev->qos.rate_limit = ios_per_sec;
 	thread = bdev->qos.thread;