diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 14e31e93a950..7dcef565dc0f 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,11 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 		/* bypass scheduler for flush rq */
 		blk_insert_flush(rq);
 		blk_mq_run_hw_queue(data.hctx, true);
-	} else if (plug && q->nr_hw_queues == 1) {
+	} else if (plug && (q->nr_hw_queues == 1 || q->mq_ops->commit_rqs)) {
+		/*
+		 * Use plugging if we have a ->commit_rqs() hook as well, as
+		 * we know the driver uses bd->last in a smart fashion.
+		 */
 		unsigned int request_count = plug->rq_count;
 		struct request *last = NULL;