diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index d94838bcc135..c0b1db3afb81 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -3580,7 +3580,12 @@ static bool bfq_better_to_idle(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 	 * whether bfqq is being weight-raised, because
 	 * bfq_symmetric_scenario() does not take into account also
 	 * weight-raised queues (see comments on
-	 * bfq_weights_tree_add()).
+	 * bfq_weights_tree_add()). In particular, if bfqq is being
+	 * weight-raised, it is important to idle only if there are
+	 * other, non-weight-raised queues that may steal throughput
+	 * to bfqq. Actually, we should be even more precise, and
+	 * differentiate between interactive weight raising and
+	 * soft real-time weight raising.
 	 *
 	 * As a side note, it is worth considering that the above
 	 * device-idling countermeasures may however fail in the
@@ -3592,7 +3597,8 @@ static bool bfq_better_to_idle(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 	 * to let requests be served in the desired order until all
 	 * the requests already queued in the device have been served.
 	 */
-	asymmetric_scenario = bfqq->wr_coeff > 1 ||
+	asymmetric_scenario = (bfqq->wr_coeff > 1 &&
+			       bfqd->wr_busy_queues < bfqd->busy_queues) ||
 		!bfq_symmetric_scenario(bfqd);
 
 	/*