diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 4912c8dbb1d8..4201728bf3a5 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ static void flush_end_io(struct request *flush_rq, blk_status_t error)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fq->mq_flush_lock, flags);
 }
 
+bool is_flush_rq(struct request *rq)
+{
+	return rq->end_io == flush_end_io;
+}
+
 /**
  * blk_kick_flush - consider issuing flush request
  * @q: request_queue being kicked
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 914c71ecc72a..9d4fdc2be88a 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static bool blk_mq_req_expired(struct request *rq, unsigned long *next)
 
 void blk_mq_put_rq_ref(struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (is_flush_rq(rq, rq->mq_hctx))
+	if (is_flush_rq(rq))
 		rq->end_io(rq, 0);
 	else if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rq->ref))
 		__blk_mq_free_request(rq);
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 4b885c0f6708..cb01429c162c 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@ static inline void __blk_get_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	kobject_get(&q->kobj);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-is_flush_rq(struct request *req, struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
-{
-	return hctx->fq->flush_rq == req;
-}
+bool is_flush_rq(struct request *req);
 
 struct blk_flush_queue *blk_alloc_flush_queue(int node, int cmd_size,
 					      gfp_t flags);