diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 1c9d90b..88b95779 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,7 @@
 	long ret = 0;
 	int i;
 	struct hlist_head batch_hash[AIO_BATCH_HASH_SIZE] = { { 0, }, };
+	struct blk_plug plug;
 
 	if (unlikely(nr < 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1693,6 +1694,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	blk_start_plug(&plug);
+
 	/*
 	 * AKPM: should this return a partial result if some of the IOs were
 	 * successfully submitted?
@@ -1715,6 +1718,7 @@
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
+	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 	aio_batch_free(batch_hash);
 
 	put_ioctx(ctx);