diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index a2fb74b56..82efcc7ff 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1410,7 +1410,9 @@ _spdk_bdev_qos_io_submit(struct spdk_bdev_channel *ch, struct spdk_bdev_qos *qos
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&qos->queued, bdev_io, internal.link);
 		ch->io_outstanding++;
 		shared_resource->io_outstanding++;
+		bdev_io->internal.in_submit_request = true;
 		bdev->fn_table->submit_request(ch->channel, bdev_io);
+		bdev_io->internal.in_submit_request = false;
 		submitted_ios++;
 	}