diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 031a315c0509e5aa9eaa73c080b7e76a44dc95a0..482e9600f7a2538b7b23dd4d615af560a0a3f616 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ struct request_queue
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_FAIL_IO     12	/* fake timeout */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_STACKABLE   13	/* supports request stacking */
 #define QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT      14	/* non-rotational device (SSD) */
+#define QUEUE_FLAG_VIRT        QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT /* paravirt device */
 
 static inline int queue_is_locked(struct request_queue *q)
 {