diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index c4d991d..b547cbc 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 
 		__rq = elv_rb_find(&dd->sort_list[bio_data_dir(bio)], sector);
 		if (__rq) {
-			BUG_ON(sector != __rq->sector);
+			BUG_ON(sector != blk_rq_pos(__rq));
 
 			if (elv_rq_merge_ok(__rq, bio)) {
 				ret = ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE;