diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index 315257959fc0de9bcfb3eb9701c6199363eb9462..09c958b6f038f899c9248b6635ea22869cdedfe8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ static void dm_old_start_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 static void dm_mq_start_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_STOPPED, q);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-
 	blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queues(q, true);
 	blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(q);
 }
@@ -105,16 +99,8 @@ static void dm_old_stop_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 static void dm_mq_stop_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	if (blk_queue_stopped(q)) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+	if (blk_mq_queue_stopped(q))
 		return;
-	}
-
-	queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_STOPPED, q);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 
 	blk_mq_stop_hw_queues(q);
 }