diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 4201728bf3a5..8e364bda5166 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void mq_flush_data_end_io(struct request *rq, blk_status_t error)
  * @rq is being submitted.  Analyze what needs to be done and put it on the
  * right queue.
  */
-void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
+bool blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
 	unsigned long fflags = q->queue_flags;	/* may change, cache */
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 	 */
 	if (!policy) {
 		blk_mq_end_request(rq, 0);
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	BUG_ON(rq->bio != rq->biotail); /*assumes zero or single bio rq */
@@ -420,10 +420,8 @@ void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 	 * for normal execution.
 	 */
 	if ((policy & REQ_FSEQ_DATA) &&
-	    !(policy & (REQ_FSEQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FSEQ_POSTFLUSH))) {
-		blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(rq, false, false);
-		return;
-	}
+	    !(policy & (REQ_FSEQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FSEQ_POSTFLUSH)))
+		return false;
 
 	/*
 	 * @rq should go through flush machinery.  Mark it part of flush
@@ -439,6 +437,8 @@ void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 	spin_lock_irq(&fq->mq_flush_lock);
 	blk_flush_complete_seq(rq, fq, REQ_FSEQ_ACTIONS & ~policy, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&fq->mq_flush_lock);
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 71ab7521dd3d..3481a8712234 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2532,14 +2532,12 @@ void blk_mq_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(is_flush_fua)) {
-		struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = rq->mq_hctx;
-		/* Bypass scheduler for flush requests */
-		blk_insert_flush(rq);
-		blk_mq_run_hw_queue(hctx, true);
-	} else if (plug && (q->nr_hw_queues == 1 ||
-		   blk_mq_is_shared_tags(rq->mq_hctx->flags) ||
-		   q->mq_ops->commit_rqs || !blk_queue_nonrot(q))) {
+	if (is_flush_fua && blk_insert_flush(rq))
+		return;
+
+	if (plug && (q->nr_hw_queues == 1 ||
+	    blk_mq_is_shared_tags(rq->mq_hctx->flags) ||
+	    q->mq_ops->commit_rqs || !blk_queue_nonrot(q))) {
 		/*
 		 * Use plugging if we have a ->commit_rqs() hook as well, as
 		 * we know the driver uses bd->last in a smart fashion.
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index b9729c12fd62..6a039e6c7d07 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void __blk_account_io_done(struct request *req, u64 now);
  */
 #define ELV_ON_HASH(rq) ((rq)->rq_flags & RQF_HASHED)
 
-void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq);
+bool blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq);
 
 int elevator_switch_mq(struct request_queue *q,
 			      struct elevator_type *new_e);