diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 84d749511f55..2cf011b57cf9 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2340,6 +2340,40 @@ void __blk_mq_insert_request(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct request *rq,
 	blk_mq_hctx_mark_pending(hctx, ctx);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Allow 2x BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT requests on plug queue for multiple
+ * queues. This is important for md arrays to benefit from merging
+ * requests.
+ */
+static inline unsigned short blk_plug_max_rq_count(struct blk_plug *plug)
+{
+	if (plug->multiple_queues)
+		return BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT * 2;
+	return BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT;
+}
+
+static void blk_add_rq_to_plug(struct blk_plug *plug, struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct request *last = rq_list_peek(&plug->mq_list);
+
+	if (!plug->rq_count) {
+		trace_block_plug(rq->q);
+	} else if (plug->rq_count >= blk_plug_max_rq_count(plug) ||
+		   (!blk_queue_nomerges(rq->q) &&
+		    blk_rq_bytes(last) >= BLK_PLUG_FLUSH_SIZE)) {
+		blk_mq_flush_plug_list(plug, false);
+		trace_block_plug(rq->q);
+	}
+
+	if (!plug->multiple_queues && last && last->q != rq->q)
+		plug->multiple_queues = true;
+	if (!plug->has_elevator && (rq->rq_flags & RQF_ELV))
+		plug->has_elevator = true;
+	rq->rq_next = NULL;
+	rq_list_add(&plug->mq_list, rq);
+	plug->rq_count++;
+}
+
 /**
  * blk_mq_request_bypass_insert - Insert a request at dispatch list.
  * @rq: Pointer to request to be inserted.
@@ -2353,7 +2387,12 @@ void blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(struct request *rq, bool at_head,
 				  bool run_queue)
 {
 	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = rq->mq_hctx;
+	struct blk_plug *plug = current->plug;
 
+	if (plug) {
+		blk_add_rq_to_plug(plug, rq);
+		return;
+	}
 	spin_lock(&hctx->lock);
 	if (at_head)
 		list_add(&rq->queuelist, &hctx->dispatch);
@@ -2676,40 +2715,6 @@ void blk_mq_try_issue_list_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		hctx->queue->mq_ops->commit_rqs(hctx);
 }
 
-/*
- * Allow 2x BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT requests on plug queue for multiple
- * queues. This is important for md arrays to benefit from merging
- * requests.
- */
-static inline unsigned short blk_plug_max_rq_count(struct blk_plug *plug)
-{
-	if (plug->multiple_queues)
-		return BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT * 2;
-	return BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT;
-}
-
-static void blk_add_rq_to_plug(struct blk_plug *plug, struct request *rq)
-{
-	struct request *last = rq_list_peek(&plug->mq_list);
-
-	if (!plug->rq_count) {
-		trace_block_plug(rq->q);
-	} else if (plug->rq_count >= blk_plug_max_rq_count(plug) ||
-		   (!blk_queue_nomerges(rq->q) &&
-		    blk_rq_bytes(last) >= BLK_PLUG_FLUSH_SIZE)) {
-		blk_mq_flush_plug_list(plug, false);
-		trace_block_plug(rq->q);
-	}
-
-	if (!plug->multiple_queues && last && last->q != rq->q)
-		plug->multiple_queues = true;
-	if (!plug->has_elevator && (rq->rq_flags & RQF_ELV))
-		plug->has_elevator = true;
-	rq->rq_next = NULL;
-	rq_list_add(&plug->mq_list, rq);
-	plug->rq_count++;
-}
-
 static bool blk_mq_attempt_bio_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 				     struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
 {