diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 8e364bda5166..1fce6d16e6d3 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.
  */
-bool blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
+void 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 @@ bool blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 	 */
 	if (!policy) {
 		blk_mq_end_request(rq, 0);
-		return true;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	BUG_ON(rq->bio != rq->biotail); /*assumes zero or single bio rq */
@@ -420,8 +420,10 @@ bool blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 	 * for normal execution.
 	 */
 	if ((policy & REQ_FSEQ_DATA) &&
-	    !(policy & (REQ_FSEQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FSEQ_POSTFLUSH)))
-		return false;
+	    !(policy & (REQ_FSEQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FSEQ_POSTFLUSH))) {
+		blk_mq_request_bypass_insert(rq, false, true);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * @rq should go through flush machinery.  Mark it part of flush
@@ -437,8 +439,6 @@ bool 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 eecbd7e6fea2..8799fa73ef34 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2647,8 +2647,10 @@ void blk_mq_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) && blk_insert_flush(rq))
+	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf)) {
+		blk_insert_flush(rq);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (plug && (q->nr_hw_queues == 1 ||
 	    blk_mq_is_shared_tags(rq->mq_hctx->flags) ||
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index b4fed2033e48..ccde6e6f1736 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void __blk_account_io_done(struct request *req, u64 now);
  */
 #define ELV_ON_HASH(rq) ((rq)->rq_flags & RQF_HASHED)
 
-bool blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq);
+void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq);
 
 int elevator_switch_mq(struct request_queue *q,
 			      struct elevator_type *new_e);