diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 7aeef19704f2..5832c4003cfb 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,6 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id,
 		    laptop_mode_timer_fn, 0);
 	timer_setup(&q->timeout, blk_rq_timed_out_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&q->timeout_work, NULL);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->queue_head);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->timeout_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->icq_list);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP