diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 30255fcaf1812..dd9a05174726b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -322,14 +322,14 @@ static blk_status_t virtblk_prep_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	if (unlikely(status))
 		return status;
 
-	blk_mq_start_request(req);
-
 	vbr->sg_table.nents = virtblk_map_data(hctx, req, vbr);
 	if (unlikely(vbr->sg_table.nents < 0)) {
 		virtblk_cleanup_cmd(req);
 		return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 	}
 
+	blk_mq_start_request(req);
+
 	return BLK_STS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ static bool virtblk_prep_rq_batch(struct request *req)
 }
 
 static bool virtblk_add_req_batch(struct virtio_blk_vq *vq,
-					struct request **rqlist,
-					struct request **requeue_list)
+					struct request **rqlist)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int err;
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ static bool virtblk_add_req_batch(struct virtio_blk_vq *vq,
 		if (err) {
 			virtblk_unmap_data(req, vbr);
 			virtblk_cleanup_cmd(req);
-			rq_list_add(requeue_list, req);
+			blk_mq_requeue_request(req, true);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ static void virtio_queue_rqs(struct request **rqlist)
 
 		if (!next || req->mq_hctx != next->mq_hctx) {
 			req->rq_next = NULL;
-			kick = virtblk_add_req_batch(vq, rqlist, &requeue_list);
+			kick = virtblk_add_req_batch(vq, rqlist);
 			if (kick)
 				virtqueue_notify(vq->vq);