diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index f4538d7a3016..d145e0d90227 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ config SCSI_NETLINK
 	default	n
 	depends on NET
 
+config SCSI_MQ_DEFAULT
+	bool "SCSI: use blk-mq I/O path by default"
+	depends on SCSI
+	---help---
+	  This option enables the new blk-mq based I/O path for SCSI
+	  devices by default.  With the option the scsi_mod.use_blk_mq
+	  module/boot option defaults to Y, without it to N, but it can
+	  still be overridden either way.
+
+	  If unsure say N.
+
 config SCSI_PROC_FS
 	bool "legacy /proc/scsi/ support"
 	depends on SCSI && PROC_FS
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 3d38c6d463b8..1bf274e3b2b6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -800,7 +800,11 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_param(scsi_logging_level, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(scsi_logging_level, "a bit mask of logging levels");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_MQ_DEFAULT
 bool scsi_use_blk_mq = true;
+#else
+bool scsi_use_blk_mq = false;
+#endif
 module_param_named(use_blk_mq, scsi_use_blk_mq, bool, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO);
 
 static int __init init_scsi(void)