diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 2c49b4151da1..9d463f7563bc 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2890,6 +2890,7 @@ static inline struct request *blk_mq_get_cached_request(struct request_queue *q,
 		struct blk_plug *plug, struct bio **bio, unsigned int nsegs)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
+	enum hctx_type type, hctx_type;
 
 	if (!plug)
 		return NULL;
@@ -2902,7 +2903,10 @@ static inline struct request *blk_mq_get_cached_request(struct request_queue *q,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (blk_mq_get_hctx_type((*bio)->bi_opf) != rq->mq_hctx->type)
+	type = blk_mq_get_hctx_type((*bio)->bi_opf);
+	hctx_type = rq->mq_hctx->type;
+	if (type != hctx_type &&
+	    !(type == HCTX_TYPE_READ && hctx_type == HCTX_TYPE_DEFAULT))
 		return NULL;
 	if (op_is_flush(rq->cmd_flags) != op_is_flush((*bio)->bi_opf))
 		return NULL;