diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 7d53f2314d7c6c01dbfad89186cae90f2eac11e3..414656796ecfcac7515e724cc7cd1ce1c5f631e1 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2236,7 +2236,7 @@ static int blk_mq_init_hctx(struct request_queue *q,
 	return 0;
 
  free_fq:
-	kfree(hctx->fq);
+	blk_free_flush_queue(hctx->fq);
  exit_hctx:
 	if (set->ops->exit_hctx)
 		set->ops->exit_hctx(hctx, hctx_idx);