diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index d5febdb0a6c0..850becc2a522 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ bfq_pos_tree_add_move(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
  * much easier to maintain the needed state:
  * 1) all active queues have the same weight,
  * 2) all active queues belong to the same I/O-priority class,
- * 3) there are no active groups.
+ * 3) there is at most one active group.
  * In particular, the last condition is always true if hierarchical
  * support or the cgroups interface are not enabled, thus no state
  * needs to be maintained in this case.
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static bool bfq_asymmetric_scenario(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 
 	return varied_queue_weights || multiple_classes_busy
 #ifdef CONFIG_BFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
-	       || bfqd->num_groups_with_pending_reqs > 0
+	       || bfqd->num_groups_with_pending_reqs > 1
 #endif
 		;
 }