diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 11e64b50497f..4e88d7e9cf9a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1089,6 +1089,18 @@ static void scsi_initialize_rq(struct request *rq)
 	cmd->retries = 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Only called when the request isn't completed by SCSI, and not freed by
+ * SCSI
+ */
+static void scsi_cleanup_rq(struct request *rq)
+{
+	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_DONTPREP) {
+		scsi_mq_uninit_cmd(blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq));
+		rq->rq_flags &= ~RQF_DONTPREP;
+	}
+}
+
 /* Add a command to the list used by the aacraid and dpt_i2o drivers */
 void scsi_add_cmd_to_list(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
@@ -1821,6 +1833,7 @@ static const struct blk_mq_ops scsi_mq_ops = {
 	.init_request	= scsi_mq_init_request,
 	.exit_request	= scsi_mq_exit_request,
 	.initialize_rq_fn = scsi_initialize_rq,
+	.cleanup_rq	= scsi_cleanup_rq,
 	.busy		= scsi_mq_lld_busy,
 	.map_queues	= scsi_map_queues,
 };