diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 3ce1217778f4..48032c4759a7 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -903,16 +903,15 @@ int blk_register_queue(struct gendisk *disk)
 
 	blk_wb_init(q);
 
-	if (!q->request_fn)
-		return 0;
-
-	ret = elv_register_queue(q);
-	if (ret) {
-		kobject_uevent(&q->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
-		kobject_del(&q->kobj);
-		blk_trace_remove_sysfs(dev);
-		kobject_put(&dev->kobj);
-		return ret;
+	if (q->request_fn || (q->mq_ops && q->elevator)) {
+		ret = elv_register_queue(q);
+		if (ret) {
+			kobject_uevent(&q->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+			kobject_del(&q->kobj);
+			blk_trace_remove_sysfs(dev);
+			kobject_put(&dev->kobj);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -928,7 +927,7 @@ void blk_unregister_queue(struct gendisk *disk)
 	if (q->mq_ops)
 		blk_mq_unregister_dev(disk_to_dev(disk), q);
 
-	if (q->request_fn)
+	if (q->request_fn || (q->mq_ops && q->elevator))
 		elv_unregister_queue(q);
 
 	kobject_uevent(&q->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);