diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index 7f659b2..b97d7f6 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
+	bool
+
 config BLK_DEV_BSG
 	bool "Block layer SG support v4"
 	default y
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	help
 	  Saying Y here will enable generic SG (SCSI generic) v4 support
 	  for any block device.
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@
 	bool "Block layer SG support v4 helper lib"
 	default n
 	select BLK_DEV_BSG
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	help
 	  Subsystems will normally enable this if needed. Users will not
 	  normally need to manually enable this.
diff --git a/block/Makefile b/block/Makefile
index 317165f..38f26ca 100644
--- a/block/Makefile
+++ b/block/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 			blk-exec.o blk-merge.o blk-softirq.o blk-timeout.o \
 			blk-lib.o blk-mq.o blk-mq-tag.o blk-stat.o \
 			blk-mq-sysfs.o blk-mq-cpumap.o blk-mq-sched.o ioctl.o \
-			genhd.o scsi_ioctl.o partition-generic.o ioprio.o \
+			genhd.o partition-generic.o ioprio.o \
 			badblocks.o partitions/
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_BOUNCE)	+= bounce.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BOUNCE)		+= bounce.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_SCSI_REQUEST)	+= scsi_ioctl.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG)	+= bsg.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSGLIB)	+= bsg-lib.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP)	+= blk-cgroup.o
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 223ff2f..7a4c787 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 config GDROM
 	tristate "SEGA Dreamcast GD-ROM drive"
 	depends on SH_DREAMCAST
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST # only for the generic cdrom code
 	help
 	  A standard SEGA Dreamcast comes with a modified CD ROM drive called a
 	  "GD-ROM" by SEGA to signify it is capable of reading special disks
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
 	tristate "Compaq Smart Array 5xxx support"
 	depends on PCI
 	select CHECK_SIGNATURE
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	help
 	  This is the driver for Compaq Smart Array 5xxx controllers.
 	  Everyone using these boards should say Y here.
@@ -386,6 +388,7 @@
 config CDROM_PKTCDVD
 	tristate "Packet writing on CD/DVD media (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on !UML
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	help
 	  Note: This driver is deprecated and will be removed from the
 	  kernel in the near future!
@@ -497,6 +500,7 @@
 config VIRTIO_BLK
 	tristate "Virtio block driver"
 	depends on VIRTIO
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	---help---
 	  This is the virtual block driver for virtio.  It can be used with
           lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen).  Say Y or M.
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/Kconfig b/drivers/block/paride/Kconfig
index efefb5a..3a15247 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 config PARIDE_PCD
 	tristate "Parallel port ATAPI CD-ROMs"
 	depends on PARIDE
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST # only for the generic cdrom code
 	---help---
 	  This option enables the high-level driver for ATAPI CD-ROM devices
 	  connected through a parallel port. If you chose to build PARIDE
diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index 39ea67f..c99a25c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	tristate "ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on HAVE_IDE
 	depends on BLOCK
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	---help---
 	  If you say Y here, your kernel will be able to manage ATA/(E)IDE and
 	  ATAPI units. The most common cases are IDE hard drives and ATAPI
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index a4f6b0d..d4023bf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	depends on BLOCK
 	select SCSI_DMA if HAS_DMA
 	select SG_POOL
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	---help---
 	  If you want to use a SCSI hard disk, SCSI tape drive, SCSI CD-ROM or
 	  any other SCSI device under Linux, say Y and make sure that you know
diff --git a/drivers/target/Kconfig b/drivers/target/Kconfig
index 2573612..e2bc999 100644
--- a/drivers/target/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/target/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	depends on SCSI && BLOCK
 	select CONFIGFS_FS
 	select CRC_T10DIF
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST # only for scsi_command_size_tbl..
 	default n
 	help
 	Say Y or M here to enable the TCM Storage Engine and ConfigFS enabled
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index 47febcf..20b1c17 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 	depends on NFSD_V4 && BLOCK
 	select NFSD_PNFS
 	select EXPORTFS_BLOCK_OPS
+	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST
 	help
 	  This option enables support for the exporting pNFS SCSI layouts
 	  in the kernel's NFS server. The pNFS SCSI layout enables NFS