1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 1905aaba49fb..ac83cf9a19ae 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1042,15 +1042,9 @@ void blk_put_request(struct request *req)
         unsigned long flags;
         struct request_queue *q = req->q;
 
-        /*
-         * Gee, IDE calls in w/ NULL q.  Fix IDE and remove the
-         * following if (q) test.
-         */
-        if (q) {
-                spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-                __blk_put_request(q, req);
-                spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-        }
+        spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
+        __blk_put_request(q, req);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_put_request);