diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 010b878..67066ecc 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -516,10 +516,68 @@
 	blk_clear_rq_complete(rq);
 
 	BUG_ON(blk_queued_rq(rq));
-	blk_mq_insert_request(rq, true, true, false);
+	blk_mq_add_to_requeue_list(rq, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_requeue_request);
 
+static void blk_mq_requeue_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q =
+		container_of(work, struct request_queue, requeue_work);
+	LIST_HEAD(rq_list);
+	struct request *rq, *next;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->requeue_lock, flags);
+	list_splice_init(&q->requeue_list, &rq_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->requeue_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, next, &rq_list, queuelist) {
+		if (!(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_SOFTBARRIER))
+			continue;
+
+		rq->cmd_flags &= ~REQ_SOFTBARRIER;
+		list_del_init(&rq->queuelist);
+		blk_mq_insert_request(rq, true, false, false);
+	}
+
+	while (!list_empty(&rq_list)) {
+		rq = list_entry(rq_list.next, struct request, queuelist);
+		list_del_init(&rq->queuelist);
+		blk_mq_insert_request(rq, false, false, false);
+	}
+
+	blk_mq_run_queues(q, false);
+}
+
+void blk_mq_add_to_requeue_list(struct request *rq, bool at_head)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * We abuse this flag that is otherwise used by the I/O scheduler to
+	 * request head insertation from the workqueue.
+	 */
+	BUG_ON(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_SOFTBARRIER);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->requeue_lock, flags);
+	if (at_head) {
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER;
+		list_add(&rq->queuelist, &q->requeue_list);
+	} else {
+		list_add_tail(&rq->queuelist, &q->requeue_list);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->requeue_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_add_to_requeue_list);
+
+void blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	kblockd_schedule_work(&q->requeue_work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_kick_requeue_list);
+
 struct request *blk_mq_tag_to_rq(struct blk_mq_tags *tags, unsigned int tag)
 {
 	return tags->rqs[tag];
@@ -1812,6 +1870,10 @@
 
 	q->sg_reserved_size = INT_MAX;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&q->requeue_work, blk_mq_requeue_work);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->requeue_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&q->requeue_lock);
+
 	if (q->nr_hw_queues > 1)
 		blk_queue_make_request(q, blk_mq_make_request);
 	else