diff --git a/block/blk-softirq.c b/block/blk-softirq.c
index 01e2b353a2b9a..15c1f5e12eb89 100644
--- a/block/blk-softirq.c
+++ b/block/blk-softirq.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void __blk_complete_request(struct request *req)
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blk_complete_request);
 
 /**
  * blk_complete_request - end I/O on a request
diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk.c b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
index 2bdadd7f14542..3d8bdbe9bd357 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ static blk_qc_t null_queue_bio(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 static enum blk_eh_timer_return null_rq_timed_out_fn(struct request *rq)
 {
 	pr_info("null: rq %p timed out\n", rq);
-	blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
+	__blk_complete_request(rq);
 	return BLK_EH_DONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 1da3d71e9f61f..13948102ca298 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -3592,7 +3592,7 @@ fc_bsg_job_timeout(struct request *req)
 
 	/* the blk_end_sync_io() doesn't check the error */
 	if (inflight)
-		blk_mq_complete_request(req);
+		__blk_complete_request(req);
 	return BLK_EH_DONE;
 }