diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index c90c4556bf44..85c3a2bd6911 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -798,39 +798,53 @@ static void bfq_flush_idle_tree(struct bfq_service_tree *st)
 /**
  * bfq_reparent_leaf_entity - move leaf entity to the root_group.
  * @bfqd: the device data structure with the root group.
- * @entity: the entity to move.
+ * @entity: the entity to move, if entity is a leaf; or the parent entity
+ *	    of an active leaf entity to move, if entity is not a leaf.
  */
 static void bfq_reparent_leaf_entity(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
-				     struct bfq_entity *entity)
+				     struct bfq_entity *entity,
+				     int ioprio_class)
 {
-	struct bfq_queue *bfqq = bfq_entity_to_bfqq(entity);
+	struct bfq_queue *bfqq;
+	struct bfq_entity *child_entity = entity;
 
+	while (child_entity->my_sched_data) { /* leaf not reached yet */
+		struct bfq_sched_data *child_sd = child_entity->my_sched_data;
+		struct bfq_service_tree *child_st = child_sd->service_tree +
+			ioprio_class;
+		struct rb_root *child_active = &child_st->active;
+
+		child_entity = bfq_entity_of(rb_first(child_active));
+
+		if (!child_entity)
+			child_entity = child_sd->in_service_entity;
+	}
+
+	bfqq = bfq_entity_to_bfqq(child_entity);
 	bfq_bfqq_move(bfqd, bfqq, bfqd->root_group);
 }
 
 /**
- * bfq_reparent_active_entities - move to the root group all active
- *                                entities.
+ * bfq_reparent_active_queues - move to the root group all active queues.
  * @bfqd: the device data structure with the root group.
  * @bfqg: the group to move from.
- * @st: the service tree with the entities.
+ * @st: the service tree to start the search from.
  */
-static void bfq_reparent_active_entities(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
-					 struct bfq_group *bfqg,
-					 struct bfq_service_tree *st)
+static void bfq_reparent_active_queues(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
+				       struct bfq_group *bfqg,
+				       struct bfq_service_tree *st,
+				       int ioprio_class)
 {
 	struct rb_root *active = &st->active;
-	struct bfq_entity *entity = NULL;
+	struct bfq_entity *entity;
 
-	if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&st->active))
-		entity = bfq_entity_of(rb_first(active));
-
-	for (; entity ; entity = bfq_entity_of(rb_first(active)))
-		bfq_reparent_leaf_entity(bfqd, entity);
+	while ((entity = bfq_entity_of(rb_first(active))))
+		bfq_reparent_leaf_entity(bfqd, entity, ioprio_class);
 
 	if (bfqg->sched_data.in_service_entity)
 		bfq_reparent_leaf_entity(bfqd,
-			bfqg->sched_data.in_service_entity);
+					 bfqg->sched_data.in_service_entity,
+					 ioprio_class);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -881,7 +895,7 @@ static void bfq_pd_offline(struct blkg_policy_data *pd)
 		 * There is no need to put the sync queues, as the
 		 * scheduler has taken no reference.
 		 */
-		bfq_reparent_active_entities(bfqd, bfqg, st);
+		bfq_reparent_active_queues(bfqd, bfqg, st, i);
 	}
 
 	__bfq_deactivate_entity(entity, false);