diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
index 2ea7d402188d..06d004d85bf4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
@@ -383,11 +383,13 @@ xfs_bulkstat(
 			 * Also start read-ahead now for this chunk.
 			 */
 			if (r.ir_freecount < XFS_INODES_PER_CHUNK) {
+				struct blk_plug	plug;
 				/*
 				 * Loop over all clusters in the next chunk.
 				 * Do a readahead if there are any allocated
 				 * inodes in that cluster.
 				 */
+				blk_start_plug(&plug);
 				agbno = XFS_AGINO_TO_AGBNO(mp, r.ir_startino);
 				for (chunkidx = 0;
 				     chunkidx < XFS_INODES_PER_CHUNK;
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ xfs_bulkstat(
 							agbno, nbcluster,
 							&xfs_inode_buf_ops);
 				}
+				blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 				irbp->ir_startino = r.ir_startino;
 				irbp->ir_freecount = r.ir_freecount;
 				irbp->ir_free = r.ir_free;