diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 71f564e8812e2258d80a747f327a06673d2f0908..5443aea36542ec5200957c5c9570d81355f00713 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ static void blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 
 		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
 		blk_mq_start_request(rq, true);
+		blk_add_timer(rq);
 
 		/*
 		 * For OK queue, we are done. For error, kill it. Any other