diff --git a/sys/dev/vinum/vinuminterrupt.c b/sys/dev/vinum/vinuminterrupt.c
index e47098fc5a7c..d473e918922e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vinum/vinuminterrupt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vinum/vinuminterrupt.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ complete_raid5_write(struct rqelement *rqe)
 
 		if ((rqe->b.b_iocmd == BIO_READ)		    /* this was a read */
 		&&((rqe->flags & XFR_BAD_SUBDISK) == 0)) {  /* and we can write this block */
-		    rqe->b.b_flags &= ~B_DONE;		   /* we're writing now */
+		    rqe->b.b_flags &= ~B_DONE;		    /* we're not done */
+		    rqe->b.b_iocmd = BIO_WRITE;		    /* we're writing now */
 		    rqe->b.b_iodone = complete_rqe;	    /* call us here when done */
 		    rqe->flags &= ~XFR_PARITYOP;	    /* reset flags that brought us here */
 		    rqe->b.b_data = &bp->b_data[rqe->useroffset << DEV_BSHIFT];	/* point to the user data */
@@ -381,7 +382,8 @@ complete_raid5_write(struct rqelement *rqe)
     }
     /* Finally, write the parity block */
     rqe = &rqg->rqe[0];
-    rqe->b.b_flags &= ~B_DONE;				    /* we're writing now */
+    rqe->b.b_flags &= ~B_DONE;				    /* we're not done */
+    rqe->b.b_iocmd = BIO_WRITE;				    /* we're writing now */
     rqe->b.b_iodone = complete_rqe;			    /* call us here when done */
     rqg->flags &= ~XFR_PARITYOP;			    /* reset flags that brought us here */
     rqe->b.b_bcount = rqe->buflen << DEV_BSHIFT;	    /* length to write */
diff --git a/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c b/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c
index 3e86d7473efd..3d9d8c2ce5a0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrequest.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ build_rq_buffer(struct rqelement *rqe, struct plex *plex)
     /* Initialize the buf struct */
     /* copy these flags from user bp */
     bp->b_flags = ubp->b_flags & (B_ORDERED | B_NOCACHE | B_ASYNC);
-    bp->b_iocmd = BIO_READ; 				    /* inform us when it's done */
+    bp->b_iocmd = ubp->b_iocmd;
     BUF_LOCKINIT(bp);					    /* get a lock for the buffer */
     BUF_LOCK(bp, LK_EXCLUSIVE);				    /* and lock it */
 
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ sdio(struct buf *bp)
     }
     bzero(sbp, sizeof(struct sdbuf));			    /* start with nothing */
     sbp->b.b_flags = bp->b_flags;
+    sbp->b.b_iocmd = bp->b_iocmd;
     sbp->b.b_bufsize = bp->b_bufsize;			    /* buffer size */
     sbp->b.b_bcount = bp->b_bcount;			    /* number of bytes to transfer */
     sbp->b.b_resid = bp->b_resid;			    /* and amount waiting */
diff --git a/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrevive.c b/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrevive.c
index 32045121dabc..72ea732a7d2c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrevive.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vinum/vinumrevive.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ revive_block(int sdno)
 		    "Relaunch revive conflict sd %d: %p\n%s dev %d.%d, offset 0x%x, length %ld\n",
 		    rq->sdno,
 		    rq,
-		    rq->bp->b_flags == BIO_READ ? "Read" : "Write",
+		    rq->bp->b_iocmd == BIO_READ ? "Read" : "Write",
 		    major(rq->bp->b_dev),
 		    minor(rq->bp->b_dev),
 		    rq->bp->b_blkno,