diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
index 47cf6c977367ed2b10314a0156f2b5deaaa1ca59..372d744315f38e971da84d1f4eca26a66666a158 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ iblock_execute_sync_cache(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_KERNEL, 0);
 	bio->bi_end_io = iblock_end_io_flush;
 	bio->bi_bdev = ib_dev->ibd_bd;
-	bio->bi_rw = WRITE_FLUSH;
+	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, WRITE_FLUSH);
 	if (!immed)
 		bio->bi_private = cmd;
 	submit_bio(bio);