diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 580eee5..40725b9 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -303,15 +303,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(blk_queue_stopped(q)))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * Only recurse once to avoid overrunning the stack, let the unplug
-	 * handling reinvoke the handler shortly if we already got there.
-	 */
-	if (!queue_flag_test_and_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q)) {
-		q->request_fn(q);
-		queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q);
-	} else
-		queue_delayed_work(kblockd_workqueue, &q->delay_work, 0);
+	q->request_fn(q);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blk_run_queue);
 
@@ -328,6 +320,7 @@
 	if (likely(!blk_queue_stopped(q)))
 		queue_delayed_work(kblockd_workqueue, &q->delay_work, 0);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_run_queue_async);
 
 /**
  * blk_run_queue - run a single device queue