diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 7f48823dd38a..d2fdd9f9097d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -2932,12 +2932,7 @@ static int ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 
 	down_read(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 
-	/*
-	 * Get free slot, sleep if slots are unavailable.
-	 * Even though we use wait_event() which sleeps indefinitely,
-	 * the maximum wait time is bounded by SCSI request timeout.
-	 */
-	req = blk_get_request(q, REQ_OP_DRV_OUT, 0);
+	req = blk_mq_alloc_request(q, REQ_OP_DRV_OUT, BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(req);
 		goto out_unlock;