diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index edc2768..29b08428 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ void blk_clear_preempt_only(struct request_queue *q)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_PREEMPT_ONLY, q);
+	wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_clear_preempt_only);
@@ -795,15 +796,38 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_alloc_queue);
 
-int blk_queue_enter(struct request_queue *q, bool nowait)
+/**
+ * blk_queue_enter() - try to increase q->q_usage_counter
+ * @q: request queue pointer
+ * @flags: BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT and/or BLK_MQ_REQ_PREEMPT
+ */
+int blk_queue_enter(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int flags)
 {
+	const bool preempt = flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_PREEMPT;
+
 	while (true) {
+		bool success = false;
 		int ret;
 
-		if (percpu_ref_tryget_live(&q->q_usage_counter))
+		rcu_read_lock_sched();
+		if (percpu_ref_tryget_live(&q->q_usage_counter)) {
+			/*
+			 * The code that sets the PREEMPT_ONLY flag is
+			 * responsible for ensuring that that flag is globally
+			 * visible before the queue is unfrozen.
+			 */
+			if (preempt || !blk_queue_preempt_only(q)) {
+				success = true;
+			} else {
+				percpu_ref_put(&q->q_usage_counter);
+			}
+		}
+		rcu_read_unlock_sched();
+
+		if (success)
 			return 0;
 
-		if (nowait)
+		if (flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT)
 			return -EBUSY;
 
 		/*
@@ -816,7 +840,8 @@ int blk_queue_enter(struct request_queue *q, bool nowait)
 		smp_rmb();
 
 		ret = wait_event_interruptible(q->mq_freeze_wq,
-				!atomic_read(&q->mq_freeze_depth) ||
+				(atomic_read(&q->mq_freeze_depth) == 0 &&
+				 (preempt || !blk_queue_preempt_only(q))) ||
 				blk_queue_dying(q));
 		if (blk_queue_dying(q))
 			return -ENODEV;
@@ -1445,8 +1470,7 @@ static struct request *blk_old_get_request(struct request_queue *q,
 	/* create ioc upfront */
 	create_io_context(gfp_mask, q->node);
 
-	ret = blk_queue_enter(q, !(gfp_mask & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM) ||
-			      (op & REQ_NOWAIT));
+	ret = blk_queue_enter(q, flags);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
@@ -2267,8 +2291,10 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 	current->bio_list = bio_list_on_stack;
 	do {
 		struct request_queue *q = bio->bi_disk->queue;
+		unsigned int flags = bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT ?
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT : 0;
 
-		if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT) == 0)) {
+		if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, flags) == 0)) {
 			struct bio_list lower, same;
 
 			/* Create a fresh bio_list for all subordinate requests */
@@ -2327,7 +2353,7 @@ blk_qc_t direct_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 	if (!generic_make_request_checks(bio))
 		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 
-	if (unlikely(blk_queue_enter(q, nowait))) {
+	if (unlikely(blk_queue_enter(q, nowait ? BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT : 0))) {
 		if (nowait && !blk_queue_dying(q))
 			bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_AGAIN;
 		else