diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index b4fb3b79c..1ca0229aa 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1885,6 +1885,7 @@ bdev_io_submit(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 	}
 
 	if (bdev->split_on_optimal_io_boundary && bdev_io_should_split(bdev_io)) {
+		bdev_io->internal.submit_tsc = spdk_get_ticks();
 		bdev_io_split(NULL, bdev_io);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -3495,6 +3496,7 @@ spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 
 	bdev_io->internal.ch = channel;
 	bdev_io->internal.desc = desc;
+	bdev_io->internal.submit_tsc = spdk_get_ticks();
 	bdev_io->type = SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_RESET;
 	bdev_io->u.reset.ch_ref = NULL;
 	bdev_io_init(bdev_io, bdev, cb_arg, cb);