diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index d5daf6e05771..d22452fa2d5a 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ void bfq_weights_tree_add(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 
 inc_counter:
 	bfqq->weight_counter->num_active++;
+	bfqq->ref++;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -772,6 +773,7 @@ void __bfq_weights_tree_remove(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 
 reset_entity_pointer:
 	bfqq->weight_counter = NULL;
+	bfq_put_queue(bfqq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -783,9 +785,6 @@ void bfq_weights_tree_remove(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 {
 	struct bfq_entity *entity = bfqq->entity.parent;
 
-	__bfq_weights_tree_remove(bfqd, bfqq,
-				  &bfqd->queue_weights_tree);
-
 	for_each_entity(entity) {
 		struct bfq_sched_data *sd = entity->my_sched_data;
 
@@ -819,6 +818,15 @@ void bfq_weights_tree_remove(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 			bfqd->num_groups_with_pending_reqs--;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Next function is invoked last, because it causes bfqq to be
+	 * freed if the following holds: bfqq is not in service and
+	 * has no dispatched request. DO NOT use bfqq after the next
+	 * function invocation.
+	 */
+	__bfq_weights_tree_remove(bfqd, bfqq,
+				  &bfqd->queue_weights_tree);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1012,7 +1020,8 @@ bfq_bfqq_resume_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq, struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 
 static int bfqq_process_refs(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
-	return bfqq->ref - bfqq->allocated - bfqq->entity.on_st;
+	return bfqq->ref - bfqq->allocated - bfqq->entity.on_st -
+		(bfqq->weight_counter != NULL);
 }
 
 /* Empty burst list and add just bfqq (see comments on bfq_handle_burst) */
diff --git a/block/bfq-wf2q.c b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
index 63e0f12be7c9..1301289b14aa 100644
--- a/block/bfq-wf2q.c
+++ b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
@@ -1668,15 +1668,15 @@ void bfq_del_bfqq_busy(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 
 	bfqd->busy_queues--;
 
-	if (!bfqq->dispatched)
-		bfq_weights_tree_remove(bfqd, bfqq);
-
 	if (bfqq->wr_coeff > 1)
 		bfqd->wr_busy_queues--;
 
 	bfqg_stats_update_dequeue(bfqq_group(bfqq));
 
 	bfq_deactivate_bfqq(bfqd, bfqq, true, expiration);
+
+	if (!bfqq->dispatched)
+		bfq_weights_tree_remove(bfqd, bfqq);
 }
 
 /*