diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 853f92749202..4cd5ffc18442 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -693,20 +693,11 @@ blk_init_queue_node(request_fn_proc *rfn, spinlock_t *lock, int node_id)
 	if (!uninit_q)
 		return NULL;
 
-	uninit_q->flush_rq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct request), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!uninit_q->flush_rq)
-		goto out_cleanup_queue;
-
 	q = blk_init_allocated_queue(uninit_q, rfn, lock);
 	if (!q)
-		goto out_free_flush_rq;
-	return q;
+		blk_cleanup_queue(uninit_q);
 
-out_free_flush_rq:
-	kfree(uninit_q->flush_rq);
-out_cleanup_queue:
-	blk_cleanup_queue(uninit_q);
-	return NULL;
+	return q;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_init_queue_node);
 
@@ -717,6 +708,10 @@ blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
 	if (!q)
 		return NULL;
 
+	q->flush_rq = kzalloc(sizeof(struct request), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!q->flush_rq)
+		return NULL;
+
 	if (blk_init_rl(&q->root_rl, q, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return NULL;