diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index 5dc4c966ea73e..6ce4bc57f9194 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ int add_mtd_blktrans_dev(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *new)
 	}
 
 	new->disk = gd;
+	new->rq = new->disk->queue;
 	gd->private_data = new;
 	gd->major = tr->major;
 	gd->first_minor = (new->devnum) << tr->part_bits;