diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index 420a5a9f1b23..e5214c148096 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ int bsg_register_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct device *parent,
 	/*
 	 * we need a proper transport to send commands, not a stacked device
 	 */
-	if (!q->request_fn)
+	if (!queue_is_rq_based(q))
 		return 0;
 
 	bcd = &q->bsg_dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 20b26d4e53a2..74ee55fefcf0 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -612,6 +612,15 @@ static inline void queue_flag_clear(unsigned int flag, struct request_queue *q)
 
 #define rq_data_dir(rq)		(((rq)->cmd_flags & 1) != 0)
 
+/*
+ * Driver can handle struct request, if it either has an old style
+ * request_fn defined, or is blk-mq based.
+ */
+static inline bool queue_is_rq_based(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	return q->request_fn || q->mq_ops;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int blk_queue_cluster(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	return q->limits.cluster;