diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index c4c6c8bced2e1c201db2af483c85fb54e6c02306..1b04085255fb37507ba92e3cc827b1057e88b087 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ enum req_flag_bits {
 	/* command specific flags for REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES: */
 	__REQ_NOUNMAP,		/* do not free blocks when zeroing */
 
+	/* for driver use */
+	__REQ_DRV,
+
 	__REQ_NR_BITS,		/* stops here */
 };
 
@@ -249,6 +252,8 @@ enum req_flag_bits {
 
 #define REQ_NOUNMAP		(1ULL << __REQ_NOUNMAP)
 
+#define REQ_DRV			(1ULL << __REQ_DRV)
+
 #define REQ_FAILFAST_MASK \
 	(REQ_FAILFAST_DEV | REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT | REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER)