diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 1c76506fcf11..ec0357d8c4a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -871,6 +871,14 @@ static inline void blk_flush_plug(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct blk_plug *plug = tsk->plug;
 
+	if (plug)
+		blk_flush_plug_list(plug, false);
+}
+
+static inline void blk_schedule_flush_plug(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	struct blk_plug *plug = tsk->plug;
+
 	if (plug)
 		blk_flush_plug_list(plug, true);
 }
@@ -1317,6 +1325,11 @@ static inline void blk_flush_plug(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void blk_schedule_flush_plug(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+}
+
+
 static inline bool blk_needs_flush_plug(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	return false;
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a187c3fe027b..312f8b95c2d4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4118,7 +4118,7 @@ need_resched:
 			 */
 			if (blk_needs_flush_plug(prev)) {
 				raw_spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
-				blk_flush_plug(prev);
+				blk_schedule_flush_plug(prev);
 				raw_spin_lock(&rq->lock);
 			}
 		}