diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 6eed5d84c2efd4..682bc561b77b85 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2445,10 +2445,8 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 			flags = 0;
 			if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT)
 				flags = BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT;
-			if (blk_queue_enter(q, flags) < 0) {
+			if (blk_queue_enter(q, flags) < 0)
 				enter_succeeded = false;
-				q = NULL;
-			}
 		}
 
 		if (enter_succeeded) {
@@ -2479,6 +2477,7 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 				bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
 			else
 				bio_io_error(bio);
+			q = NULL;
 		}
 		bio = bio_list_pop(&bio_list_on_stack[0]);
 	} while (bio);