diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 99838f460b44..91e18f8af9be 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ static bool elv_attempt_insert_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 				     struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request *__rq;
-	bool ret;
 
 	if (blk_queue_nomerges(q))
 		return false;
@@ -529,21 +528,14 @@ static bool elv_attempt_insert_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 	if (blk_queue_noxmerges(q))
 		return false;
 
-	ret = false;
 	/*
 	 * See if our hash lookup can find a potential backmerge.
 	 */
-	while (1) {
-		__rq = elv_rqhash_find(q, blk_rq_pos(rq));
-		if (!__rq || !blk_attempt_req_merge(q, __rq, rq))
-			break;
+	__rq = elv_rqhash_find(q, blk_rq_pos(rq));
+	if (__rq && blk_attempt_req_merge(q, __rq, rq))
+		return true;
 
-		/* The merged request could be merged with others, try again */
-		ret = true;
-		rq = __rq;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	return false;
 }
 
 void elv_merged_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, int type)