diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 02f6bc2..6c724fd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
 				bi->bi_sector = (sh->sector
 						 + rdev->data_offset);
 			if (test_bit(R5_ReadNoMerge, &sh->dev[i].flags))
-				bi->bi_rw |= REQ_FLUSH;
+				bi->bi_rw |= REQ_NOMERGE;
 
 			bi->bi_vcnt = 1;
 			bi->bi_io_vec[0].bv_len = STRIPE_SIZE;