diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index a1b25e35ea5f9fc2978b7f62917c6b4e39c3dc75..b7299febc4b4adfee00cb8b05d6fbf6558f01547 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ enum rq_flag_bits {
 
 /* This mask is used for both bio and request merge checking */
 #define REQ_NOMERGE_FLAGS \
-	(REQ_NOMERGE | REQ_STARTED | REQ_SOFTBARRIER | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA)
+	(REQ_NOMERGE | REQ_STARTED | REQ_SOFTBARRIER | REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA | REQ_FLUSH_SEQ)
 
 #define REQ_RAHEAD		(1ULL << __REQ_RAHEAD)
 #define REQ_THROTTLED		(1ULL << __REQ_THROTTLED)