diff --git a/block/blk-barrier.c b/block/blk-barrier.c
index 5c99ff8d2db8..6e72d661ae42 100644
--- a/block/blk-barrier.c
+++ b/block/blk-barrier.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static inline struct request *start_ordered(struct request_queue *q,
 	/*
 	 * Prep proxy barrier request.
 	 */
-	blkdev_dequeue_request(rq);
+	elv_dequeue_request(q, rq);
 	q->orig_bar_rq = rq;
 	rq = &q->bar_rq;
 	blk_rq_init(q, rq);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int blk_do_ordered(struct request_queue *q, struct request **rqp)
 			 * This can happen when the queue switches to
 			 * ORDERED_NONE while this request is on it.
 			 */
-			blkdev_dequeue_request(rq);
+			elv_dequeue_request(q, rq);
 			if (__blk_end_request(rq, -EOPNOTSUPP,
 					      blk_rq_bytes(rq)))
 				BUG();
diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 10e8a64a5a5b..7a779d7c69c9 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1636,6 +1636,28 @@ int blk_insert_cloned_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_insert_cloned_request);
 
+/**
+ * blkdev_dequeue_request - dequeue request and start timeout timer
+ * @req: request to dequeue
+ *
+ * Dequeue @req and start timeout timer on it.  This hands off the
+ * request to the driver.
+ *
+ * Block internal functions which don't want to start timer should
+ * call elv_dequeue_request().
+ */
+void blkdev_dequeue_request(struct request *req)
+{
+	elv_dequeue_request(req->q, req);
+
+	/*
+	 * We are now handing the request to the hardware, add the
+	 * timeout handler.
+	 */
+	blk_add_timer(req);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_dequeue_request);
+
 /**
  * __end_that_request_first - end I/O on a request
  * @req:      the request being processed
@@ -1774,7 +1796,7 @@ static void end_that_request_last(struct request *req, int error)
 		blk_queue_end_tag(req->q, req);
 
 	if (blk_queued_rq(req))
-		blkdev_dequeue_request(req);
+		elv_dequeue_request(req->q, req);
 
 	if (unlikely(laptop_mode) && blk_fs_request(req))
 		laptop_io_completion();
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 9ac82dde99dd..a6951f76ba0c 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -844,14 +844,7 @@ void elv_dequeue_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 	 */
 	if (blk_account_rq(rq))
 		q->in_flight++;
-
-	/*
-	 * We are now handing the request to the hardware, add the
-	 * timeout handler.
-	 */
-	blk_add_timer(rq);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_dequeue_request);
 
 int elv_queue_empty(struct request_queue *q)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index a135256b272c..9cc7cc5fdce1 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -786,6 +786,8 @@ static inline void blk_run_address_space(struct address_space *mapping)
 		blk_run_backing_dev(mapping->backing_dev_info, NULL);
 }
 
+extern void blkdev_dequeue_request(struct request *req);
+
 /*
  * blk_end_request() and friends.
  * __blk_end_request() and end_request() must be called with
@@ -820,11 +822,6 @@ extern void blk_update_request(struct request *rq, int error,
 extern unsigned int blk_rq_bytes(struct request *rq);
 extern unsigned int blk_rq_cur_bytes(struct request *rq);
 
-static inline void blkdev_dequeue_request(struct request *req)
-{
-	elv_dequeue_request(req->q, req);
-}
-
 /*
  * Access functions for manipulating queue properties
  */