diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index d5cd3131c57a..d5bbdcfd0dab 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -4347,18 +4347,28 @@ static void cfq_exit_queue(struct elevator_queue *e)
 	kfree(cfqd);
 }
 
-static int cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+static int cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *e)
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd;
 	struct blkcg_gq *blkg __maybe_unused;
 	int i, ret;
+	struct elevator_queue *eq;
 
-	cfqd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*cfqd), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, q->node);
-	if (!cfqd)
+	eq = elevator_alloc(q, e);
+	if (!eq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	cfqd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*cfqd), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, q->node);
+	if (!cfqd) {
+		kobject_put(&eq->kobj);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	eq->elevator_data = cfqd;
+
 	cfqd->queue = q;
-	q->elevator->elevator_data = cfqd;
+	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+	q->elevator = eq;
+	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 	/* Init root service tree */
 	cfqd->grp_service_tree = CFQ_RB_ROOT;
@@ -4433,6 +4443,7 @@ static int cfq_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 out_free:
 	kfree(cfqd);
+	kobject_put(&eq->kobj);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index ba19a3afab79..20614a332362 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -337,13 +337,21 @@ static void deadline_exit_queue(struct elevator_queue *e)
 /*
  * initialize elevator private data (deadline_data).
  */
-static int deadline_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+static int deadline_init_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *e)
 {
 	struct deadline_data *dd;
+	struct elevator_queue *eq;
+
+	eq = elevator_alloc(q, e);
+	if (!eq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	dd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*dd), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, q->node);
-	if (!dd)
+	if (!dd) {
+		kobject_put(&eq->kobj);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	eq->elevator_data = dd;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[READ]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->fifo_list[WRITE]);
@@ -355,7 +363,9 @@ static int deadline_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	dd->front_merges = 1;
 	dd->fifo_batch = fifo_batch;
 
-	q->elevator->elevator_data = dd;
+	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+	q->elevator = eq;
+	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index eba5b04c29b1..668394d18588 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void __init load_default_elevator_module(void)
 
 static struct kobj_type elv_ktype;
 
-static struct elevator_queue *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *q,
+struct elevator_queue *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *q,
 				  struct elevator_type *e)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *eq;
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ err:
 	elevator_put(e);
 	return NULL;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(elevator_alloc);
 
 static void elevator_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
@@ -221,16 +222,7 @@ int elevator_init(struct request_queue *q, char *name)
 		}
 	}
 
-	q->elevator = elevator_alloc(q, e);
-	if (!q->elevator)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = e->ops.elevator_init_fn(q);
-	if (err) {
-		kobject_put(&q->elevator->kobj);
-		return err;
-	}
-
+	err = e->ops.elevator_init_fn(q, e);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(elevator_init);
@@ -935,17 +927,10 @@ static int elevator_switch(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *new_e)
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 	/* allocate, init and register new elevator */
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	q->elevator = elevator_alloc(q, new_e);
-	if (!q->elevator)
+	err = new_e->ops.elevator_init_fn(q, new_e);
+	if (err)
 		goto fail_init;
 
-	err = new_e->ops.elevator_init_fn(q);
-	if (err) {
-		kobject_put(&q->elevator->kobj);
-		goto fail_init;
-	}
-
 	if (registered) {
 		err = elv_register_queue(q);
 		if (err)
diff --git a/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index 5d1bf70e33d5..3de89d4690f3 100644
--- a/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
@@ -59,16 +59,27 @@ noop_latter_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 	return list_entry(rq->queuelist.next, struct request, queuelist);
 }
 
-static int noop_init_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+static int noop_init_queue(struct request_queue *q, struct elevator_type *e)
 {
 	struct noop_data *nd;
+	struct elevator_queue *eq;
 
-	nd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
-	if (!nd)
+	eq = elevator_alloc(q, e);
+	if (!eq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	nd = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL, q->node);
+	if (!nd) {
+		kobject_put(&eq->kobj);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	eq->elevator_data = nd;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nd->queue);
-	q->elevator->elevator_data = nd;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+	q->elevator = eq;
+	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index acd0312d46fb..306dd8cd0b6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 
 struct io_cq;
+struct elevator_type;
 
 typedef int (elevator_merge_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request **,
 				 struct bio *);
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ typedef void (elevator_put_req_fn) (struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_activate_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_deactivate_req_fn) (struct request_queue *, struct request *);
 
-typedef int (elevator_init_fn) (struct request_queue *);
+typedef int (elevator_init_fn) (struct request_queue *,
+				struct elevator_type *e);
 typedef void (elevator_exit_fn) (struct elevator_queue *);
 
 struct elevator_ops
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ extern int elevator_init(struct request_queue *, char *);
 extern void elevator_exit(struct elevator_queue *);
 extern int elevator_change(struct request_queue *, const char *);
 extern bool elv_rq_merge_ok(struct request *, struct bio *);
+extern struct elevator_queue *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *,
+					struct elevator_type *);
 
 /*
  * Helper functions.