diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index d33dd6b..f9b5561 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static void blkg_async_bio_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 					     async_bio_work);
 	struct bio_list bios = BIO_EMPTY_LIST;
 	struct bio *bio;
+	struct blk_plug plug;
+	bool need_plug = false;
 
 	/* as long as there are pending bios, @blkg can't go away */
 	spin_lock_bh(&blkg->async_bio_lock);
@@ -126,8 +128,15 @@ static void blkg_async_bio_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	bio_list_init(&blkg->async_bios);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&blkg->async_bio_lock);
 
+	/* start plug only when bio_list contains at least 2 bios */
+	if (bios.head && bios.head->bi_next) {
+		need_plug = true;
+		blk_start_plug(&plug);
+	}
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&bios)))
 		submit_bio(bio);
+	if (need_plug)
+		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 }
 
 /**