diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index fdc129e64cc4..cf9c66c6d35a 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -405,8 +405,19 @@ void blk_mq_sched_insert_requests(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	if (e && e->type->ops.mq.insert_requests)
 		e->type->ops.mq.insert_requests(hctx, list, false);
-	else
+	else {
+		/*
+		 * try to issue requests directly if the hw queue isn't
+		 * busy in case of 'none' scheduler, and this way may save
+		 * us one extra enqueue & dequeue to sw queue.
+		 */
+		if (!hctx->dispatch_busy && !e && !run_queue_async) {
+			blk_mq_try_issue_list_directly(hctx, list);
+			if (list_empty(list))
+				return;
+		}
 		blk_mq_insert_requests(hctx, ctx, list);
+	}
 
 	blk_mq_run_hw_queue(hctx, run_queue_async);
 }
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 73a43b81b17d..21f3eda98431 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1691,13 +1691,16 @@ static blk_status_t __blk_mq_issue_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	ret = q->mq_ops->queue_rq(hctx, &bd);
 	switch (ret) {
 	case BLK_STS_OK:
+		blk_mq_update_dispatch_busy(hctx, false);
 		*cookie = new_cookie;
 		break;
 	case BLK_STS_RESOURCE:
 	case BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE:
+		blk_mq_update_dispatch_busy(hctx, true);
 		__blk_mq_requeue_request(rq);
 		break;
 	default:
+		blk_mq_update_dispatch_busy(hctx, false);
 		*cookie = BLK_QC_T_NONE;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1780,6 +1783,23 @@ blk_status_t blk_mq_request_issue_directly(struct request *rq)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void blk_mq_try_issue_list_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
+		struct list_head *list)
+{
+	while (!list_empty(list)) {
+		blk_status_t ret;
+		struct request *rq = list_first_entry(list, struct request,
+				queuelist);
+
+		list_del_init(&rq->queuelist);
+		ret = blk_mq_request_issue_directly(rq);
+		if (ret != BLK_STS_OK) {
+			list_add(&rq->queuelist, list);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	const int is_sync = op_is_sync(bio->bi_opf);
@@ -1880,7 +1900,8 @@ static blk_qc_t blk_mq_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 			blk_mq_try_issue_directly(data.hctx, same_queue_rq,
 					&cookie);
 		}
-	} else if (q->nr_hw_queues > 1 && is_sync) {
+	} else if ((q->nr_hw_queues > 1 && is_sync) || (!q->elevator &&
+			!data.hctx->dispatch_busy)) {
 		blk_mq_put_ctx(data.ctx);
 		blk_mq_bio_to_request(rq, bio);
 		blk_mq_try_issue_directly(data.hctx, rq, &cookie);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.h b/block/blk-mq.h
index bc2b24735ed4..9497b47e2526 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ void blk_mq_insert_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx,
 
 /* Used by blk_insert_cloned_request() to issue request directly */
 blk_status_t blk_mq_request_issue_directly(struct request *rq);
+void blk_mq_try_issue_list_directly(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
+				    struct list_head *list);
 
 /*
  * CPU -> queue mappings