diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index a76895c9776d9c5a652dfe3611c1292cc7bf2b22..0eeb99ef654f4ad6874cf579883a263c9894ca31 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2015,17 +2015,34 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 		struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
 
 		if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, false) == 0)) {
+			struct bio_list hold;
+			struct bio_list lower, same;
+
+			/* Create a fresh bio_list for all subordinate requests */
+			hold = bio_list_on_stack;
+			bio_list_init(&bio_list_on_stack);
 			ret = q->make_request_fn(q, bio);
 
 			blk_queue_exit(q);
 
-			bio = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
+			/* sort new bios into those for a lower level
+			 * and those for the same level
+			 */
+			bio_list_init(&lower);
+			bio_list_init(&same);
+			while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&bio_list_on_stack)) != NULL)
+				if (q == bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev))
+					bio_list_add(&same, bio);
+				else
+					bio_list_add(&lower, bio);
+			/* now assemble so we handle the lowest level first */
+			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack, &lower);
+			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack, &same);
+			bio_list_merge(&bio_list_on_stack, &hold);
 		} else {
-			struct bio *bio_next = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
-
 			bio_io_error(bio);
-			bio = bio_next;
 		}
+		bio = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
 	} while (bio);
 	current->bio_list = NULL; /* deactivate */