diff --git a/internal/qos/limiter.go b/internal/qos/limiter.go
index 5851d7626..2d7de32fc 100644
--- a/internal/qos/limiter.go
+++ b/internal/qos/limiter.go
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ func (n *mClockLimiter) WriteRequest(ctx context.Context) (ReleaseFunc, error) {
 }
 
 func requestArrival(ctx context.Context, s scheduler, stats map[string]*stat) (ReleaseFunc, error) {
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	default:
+	}
 	tag, ok := tagging.IOTagFromContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		tag = IOTagClient.String()