diff --git a/block/fops.c b/block/fops.c
index a286bf3325c5..838ffada5341 100644
--- a/block/fops.c
+++ b/block/fops.c
@@ -358,13 +358,14 @@ static ssize_t __blkdev_direct_IO_async(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		task_io_account_write(bio->bi_iter.bi_size);
 	}
 
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+		bio->bi_opf |= REQ_NOWAIT;
+
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) {
-		bio->bi_opf |= REQ_POLLED | REQ_NOWAIT;
+		bio->bi_opf |= REQ_POLLED;
 		submit_bio(bio);
 		WRITE_ONCE(iocb->private, bio);
 	} else {
-		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
-			bio->bi_opf |= REQ_NOWAIT;
 		submit_bio(bio);
 	}
 	return -EIOCBQUEUED;
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index c4f5b5228105..11984ed29cb8 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static inline int bio_integrity_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
 static inline void bio_set_polled(struct bio *bio, struct kiocb *kiocb)
 {
 	bio->bi_opf |= REQ_POLLED;
-	if (!is_sync_kiocb(kiocb))
+	if (kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
 		bio->bi_opf |= REQ_NOWAIT;
 }