diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
index e7649ed3f667..4d655b568269 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_dh.c
@@ -289,20 +289,6 @@ int scsi_unregister_device_handler(struct scsi_device_handler *scsi_dh)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_unregister_device_handler);
 
-static struct scsi_device *get_sdev_from_queue(struct request_queue *q)
-{
-	struct scsi_device *sdev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-	sdev = q->queuedata;
-	if (!sdev || !get_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev))
-		sdev = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
-
-	return sdev;
-}
-
 /*
  * scsi_dh_activate - activate the path associated with the scsi_device
  *      corresponding to the given request queue.
@@ -321,7 +307,7 @@ int scsi_dh_activate(struct request_queue *q, activate_complete fn, void *data)
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	int err = SCSI_DH_NOSYS;
 
-	sdev = get_sdev_from_queue(q);
+	sdev = scsi_device_from_queue(q);
 	if (!sdev) {
 		if (fn)
 			fn(data, err);
@@ -368,7 +354,7 @@ int scsi_dh_set_params(struct request_queue *q, const char *params)
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	int err = -SCSI_DH_NOSYS;
 
-	sdev = get_sdev_from_queue(q);
+	sdev = scsi_device_from_queue(q);
 	if (!sdev)
 		return err;
 
@@ -391,7 +377,7 @@ int scsi_dh_attach(struct request_queue *q, const char *name)
 	struct scsi_device_handler *scsi_dh;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	sdev = get_sdev_from_queue(q);
+	sdev = scsi_device_from_queue(q);
 	if (!sdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -429,7 +415,7 @@ const char *scsi_dh_attached_handler_name(struct request_queue *q, gfp_t gfp)
 	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	const char *handler_name = NULL;
 
-	sdev = get_sdev_from_queue(q);
+	sdev = scsi_device_from_queue(q);
 	if (!sdev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 8558e3886960..887045ae5d10 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2215,6 +2215,29 @@ void scsi_mq_destroy_tags(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	blk_mq_free_tag_set(&shost->tag_set);
 }
 
+/**
+ * scsi_device_from_queue - return sdev associated with a request_queue
+ * @q: The request queue to return the sdev from
+ *
+ * Return the sdev associated with a request queue or NULL if the
+ * request_queue does not reference a SCSI device.
+ */
+struct scsi_device *scsi_device_from_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct scsi_device *sdev = NULL;
+
+	if (q->mq_ops) {
+		if (q->mq_ops == &scsi_mq_ops)
+			sdev = q->queuedata;
+	} else if (q->request_fn == scsi_request_fn)
+		sdev = q->queuedata;
+	if (!sdev || !get_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev))
+		sdev = NULL;
+
+	return sdev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_device_from_queue);
+
 /*
  * Function:    scsi_block_requests()
  *
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 4f6ba34cdee6..293b9a7f53bc 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ extern void scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *);
 extern int scsi_unregister_device_handler(struct scsi_device_handler *scsi_dh);
 void scsi_attach_vpd(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 
+extern struct scsi_device *scsi_device_from_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 extern int scsi_device_get(struct scsi_device *);
 extern void scsi_device_put(struct scsi_device *);
 extern struct scsi_device *scsi_device_lookup(struct Scsi_Host *,