diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 3aa2de57b57f..b09e9fc44236 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -1052,3 +1052,47 @@ bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Iterate list of requests and see if we can merge this bio with any
+ * of them.
+ */
+bool blk_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
+			struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
+{
+	struct request *rq;
+	int checked = 8;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(rq, list, queuelist) {
+		bool merged = false;
+
+		if (!checked--)
+			break;
+
+		if (!blk_rq_merge_ok(rq, bio))
+			continue;
+
+		switch (blk_try_merge(rq, bio)) {
+		case ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE:
+			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
+				merged = bio_attempt_back_merge(rq, bio,
+						nr_segs);
+			break;
+		case ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE:
+			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
+				merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(rq, bio,
+						nr_segs);
+			break;
+		case ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE:
+			merged = bio_attempt_discard_merge(q, rq, bio);
+			break;
+		default:
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		return merged;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_bio_list_merge);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index d2790e5b06d1..82acff96c093 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -391,50 +391,6 @@ bool blk_mq_sched_try_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_sched_try_merge);
 
-/*
- * Iterate list of requests and see if we can merge this bio with any
- * of them.
- */
-bool blk_mq_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
-			   struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs)
-{
-	struct request *rq;
-	int checked = 8;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(rq, list, queuelist) {
-		bool merged = false;
-
-		if (!checked--)
-			break;
-
-		if (!blk_rq_merge_ok(rq, bio))
-			continue;
-
-		switch (blk_try_merge(rq, bio)) {
-		case ELEVATOR_BACK_MERGE:
-			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
-				merged = bio_attempt_back_merge(rq, bio,
-						nr_segs);
-			break;
-		case ELEVATOR_FRONT_MERGE:
-			if (blk_mq_sched_allow_merge(q, rq, bio))
-				merged = bio_attempt_front_merge(rq, bio,
-						nr_segs);
-			break;
-		case ELEVATOR_DISCARD_MERGE:
-			merged = bio_attempt_discard_merge(q, rq, bio);
-			break;
-		default:
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		return merged;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_bio_list_merge);
-
 /*
  * Reverse check our software queue for entries that we could potentially
  * merge with. Currently includes a hand-wavy stop count of 8, to not spend
@@ -449,7 +405,7 @@ static bool blk_mq_attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->lock);
 
-	if (blk_mq_bio_list_merge(q, &ctx->rq_lists[type], bio, nr_segs)) {
+	if (blk_bio_list_merge(q, &ctx->rq_lists[type], bio, nr_segs)) {
 		ctx->rq_merged++;
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 49e2928a1632..d6152d20d4e2 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ bool bio_attempt_discard_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 		struct bio *bio);
 bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 		unsigned int nr_segs, struct request **same_queue_rq);
+bool blk_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
+			struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs);
 
 void blk_account_io_start(struct request *req);
 void blk_account_io_done(struct request *req, u64 now);
diff --git a/block/kyber-iosched.c b/block/kyber-iosched.c
index a38c5ab103d1..6d4ba0e9688e 100644
--- a/block/kyber-iosched.c
+++ b/block/kyber-iosched.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static bool kyber_bio_merge(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct bio *bio,
 	bool merged;
 
 	spin_lock(&kcq->lock);
-	merged = blk_mq_bio_list_merge(hctx->queue, rq_list, bio, nr_segs);
+	merged = blk_bio_list_merge(hctx->queue, rq_list, bio, nr_segs);
 	spin_unlock(&kcq->lock);
 
 	return merged;
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-mq.h b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
index 9d2d5ad367a4..21a02e0577dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-mq.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ void blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q);
 void blk_mq_delay_kick_requeue_list(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long msecs);
 void blk_mq_complete_request(struct request *rq);
 bool blk_mq_complete_request_remote(struct request *rq);
-bool blk_mq_bio_list_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct list_head *list,
-			   struct bio *bio, unsigned int nr_segs);
 bool blk_mq_queue_stopped(struct request_queue *q);
 void blk_mq_stop_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
 void blk_mq_start_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);