diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 041f7b7fa0d6..b70a4ad78b63 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -620,11 +620,10 @@ static void blk_mq_requeue_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct request_queue, requeue_work.work);
 	LIST_HEAD(rq_list);
 	struct request *rq, *next;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->requeue_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&q->requeue_lock);
 	list_splice_init(&q->requeue_list, &rq_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->requeue_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&q->requeue_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, next, &rq_list, queuelist) {
 		if (!(rq->rq_flags & RQF_SOFTBARRIER))