diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/vdev_disk.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/vdev_disk.c
index a432a736453c..581a790865b7 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/vdev_disk.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/vdev_disk.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ vdev_submit_bio_impl(struct bio *bio)
 #ifdef HAVE_1ARG_SUBMIT_BIO
 	(void) submit_bio(bio);
 #else
-	(void) submit_bio(0, bio);
+	(void) submit_bio(bio_data_dir(bio), bio);
 #endif
 }