diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 1b2f7ffc8b84..85463171053b 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ static struct bio *dio_await_one(struct dio *dio)
 		__set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		dio->waiter = current;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dio->bio_lock, flags);
-		if (!blk_poll(bdev_get_queue(dio->bio_bdev), dio->bio_cookie))
+		if (!(dio->iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) ||
+		    !blk_poll(bdev_get_queue(dio->bio_bdev), dio->bio_cookie))
 			io_schedule();
 		/* wake up sets us TASK_RUNNING */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dio->bio_lock, flags);