diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index c19f9078da1e..cd0d97bed83d 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ err_free_blkg:
 }
 
 /**
- * blkg_lookup_create - lookup blkg, try to create one if not there
+ * __blkg_lookup_create - lookup blkg, try to create one if not there
  * @blkcg: blkcg of interest
  * @q: request_queue of interest
  *
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ err_free_blkg:
  * value on error.  If @q is dead, returns ERR_PTR(-EINVAL).  If @q is not
  * dead and bypassing, returns ERR_PTR(-EBUSY).
  */
-struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
-				    struct request_queue *q)
+struct blkcg_gq *__blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+				      struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	struct blkcg_gq *blkg;
 
@@ -310,6 +310,31 @@ struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * blkg_lookup_create - find or create a blkg
+ * @blkcg: target block cgroup
+ * @q: target request_queue
+ *
+ * This looks up or creates the blkg representing the unique pair
+ * of the blkcg and the request_queue.
+ */
+struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+				    struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct blkcg_gq *blkg = blkg_lookup(blkcg, q);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (unlikely(!blkg)) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
+
+		blkg = __blkg_lookup_create(blkcg, q);
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	return blkg;
+}
+
 static void blkg_destroy(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
 {
 	struct blkcg *blkcg = blkg->blkcg;
diff --git a/block/blk-iolatency.c b/block/blk-iolatency.c
index 82450c37f2aa..ffde3ab9f84c 100644
--- a/block/blk-iolatency.c
+++ b/block/blk-iolatency.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void blkcg_iolatency_throttle(struct rq_qos *rqos, struct bio *bio,
 	if (unlikely(!blkg)) {
 		if (!lock)
 			spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-		blkg = blkg_lookup_create(blkcg, q);
+		blkg = __blkg_lookup_create(blkcg, q);
 		if (IS_ERR(blkg))
 			blkg = NULL;
 		if (!lock)
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
index 24067a1f8b36..cc0f238530f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ extern struct cgroup_subsys_state * const blkcg_root_css;
 
 struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_slowpath(struct blkcg *blkcg,
 				      struct request_queue *q, bool update_hint);
+struct blkcg_gq *__blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
+				      struct request_queue *q);
 struct blkcg_gq *blkg_lookup_create(struct blkcg *blkcg,
 				    struct request_queue *q);
 int blkcg_init_queue(struct request_queue *q);
@@ -897,7 +899,7 @@ static inline bool blkcg_bio_issue_check(struct request_queue *q,
 	blkg = blkg_lookup(blkcg, q);
 	if (unlikely(!blkg)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-		blkg = blkg_lookup_create(blkcg, q);
+		blkg = __blkg_lookup_create(blkcg, q);
 		if (IS_ERR(blkg))
 			blkg = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);