diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 8e57b84e50e9..b6888ff556cf 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -781,7 +781,6 @@ static void blk_mq_rq_timed_out(struct request *req, bool reserved)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret != BLK_EH_RESET_TIMER);
 	}
 
-	req->rq_flags &= ~RQF_TIMED_OUT;
 	blk_add_timer(req);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/blk-timeout.c b/block/blk-timeout.c
index 4b8a48d48ba1..f2cfd56e1606 100644
--- a/block/blk-timeout.c
+++ b/block/blk-timeout.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void blk_add_timer(struct request *req)
 	if (!req->timeout)
 		req->timeout = q->rq_timeout;
 
+	req->rq_flags &= ~RQF_TIMED_OUT;
 	blk_rq_set_deadline(req, jiffies + req->timeout);
 
 	/*