diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 32b4797..141f2e0 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_complete_request);
 
-static void blk_mq_start_request(struct request *rq)
+void blk_mq_start_request(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
 
@@ -422,16 +422,18 @@
 		rq->nr_phys_segments++;
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_start_request);
 
 static void __blk_mq_requeue_request(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
 
 	trace_block_rq_requeue(q, rq);
-	clear_bit(REQ_ATOM_STARTED, &rq->atomic_flags);
 
-	if (q->dma_drain_size && blk_rq_bytes(rq))
-		rq->nr_phys_segments--;
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(REQ_ATOM_STARTED, &rq->atomic_flags)) {
+		if (q->dma_drain_size && blk_rq_bytes(rq))
+			rq->nr_phys_segments--;
+	}
 }
 
 void blk_mq_requeue_request(struct request *rq)
@@ -743,8 +745,6 @@
 		rq = list_first_entry(&rq_list, struct request, queuelist);
 		list_del_init(&rq->queuelist);
 
-		blk_mq_start_request(rq);
-
 		ret = q->mq_ops->queue_rq(hctx, rq, list_empty(&rq_list));
 		switch (ret) {
 		case BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_OK:
@@ -1186,7 +1186,6 @@
 		int ret;
 
 		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
-		blk_mq_start_request(rq);
 
 		/*
 		 * For OK queue, we are done. For error, kill it. Any other