diff --git a/block/blk-barrier.c b/block/blk-barrier.c
index 0d710c9..74e4043 100644
--- a/block/blk-barrier.c
+++ b/block/blk-barrier.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/537473
 	 */
-	if (!blk_fs_request(rq))
+	if (rq->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_FS)
 		return QUEUE_ORDSEQ_DRAIN;
 
 	if ((rq->cmd_flags & REQ_ORDERED_COLOR) ==
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@
 bool blk_do_ordered(struct request_queue *q, struct request **rqp)
 {
 	struct request *rq = *rqp;
-	const int is_barrier = blk_fs_request(rq) && blk_barrier_rq(rq);
+	const int is_barrier = rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_FS &&
+				(rq->cmd_flags & REQ_HARDBARRIER);
 
 	if (!q->ordseq) {
 		if (!is_barrier)
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	/* Special requests are not subject to ordering rules. */
-	if (!blk_fs_request(rq) &&
+	if (rq->cmd_type != REQ_TYPE_FS &&
 	    rq != &q->pre_flush_rq && rq != &q->post_flush_rq)
 		return true;