diff --git a/block/blk-iocost.c b/block/blk-iocost.c
index e7d5aafa5e99..75eb90b3241e 100644
--- a/block/blk-iocost.c
+++ b/block/blk-iocost.c
@@ -907,7 +907,10 @@ static void __propagate_active_weight(struct ioc_gq *iocg, u32 active, u32 inuse
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ioc->lock);
 
-	inuse = min(active, inuse);
+	inuse = clamp_t(u32, inuse, 1, active);
+
+	if (active == iocg->active && inuse == iocg->inuse)
+		return;
 
 	for (lvl = iocg->level - 1; lvl >= 0; lvl--) {
 		struct ioc_gq *parent = iocg->ancestors[lvl];