diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 1777346baf06..3f977c517960 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 
 #include "blk.h"
 #include "blk-mq.h"
@@ -505,6 +506,9 @@ struct blk_flush_queue *blk_alloc_flush_queue(struct request_queue *q,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fq->flush_queue[1]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fq->flush_data_in_flight);
 
+	lockdep_register_key(&fq->key);
+	lockdep_set_class(&fq->mq_flush_lock, &fq->key);
+
 	return fq;
 
  fail_rq:
@@ -519,6 +523,7 @@ void blk_free_flush_queue(struct blk_flush_queue *fq)
 	if (!fq)
 		return;
 
+	lockdep_unregister_key(&fq->key);
 	kfree(fq->flush_rq);
 	kfree(fq);
 }
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 6842f28c033e..0b8884353f6b 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct blk_flush_queue {
 	 * at the same time
 	 */
 	struct request		*orig_rq;
+	struct lock_class_key	key;
 	spinlock_t		mq_flush_lock;
 };