diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 3ad405571dcc..1b5fa214efa3 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2945,8 +2945,6 @@ int blk_rq_prep_clone(struct request *rq, struct request *rq_src,
 	if (!bs)
 		bs = fs_bio_set;
 
-	blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
-
 	__rq_for_each_bio(bio_src, rq_src) {
 		bio = bio_clone_fast(bio_src, gfp_mask, bs);
 		if (!bio)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index b98cd9d84435..f251633a51af 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1719,6 +1719,7 @@ static int setup_clone(struct request *clone, struct request *rq,
 {
 	int r;
 
+	blk_rq_init(NULL, rq);
 	r = blk_rq_prep_clone(clone, rq, tio->md->bs, GFP_ATOMIC,
 			      dm_rq_bio_constructor, tio);
 	if (r)