diff --git a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
index aee94f260725..cb2d93b3b8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static struct mtip_cmd *mtip_get_int_command(struct driver_data *dd)
 	if (mtip_check_surprise_removal(dd->pdev))
 		return NULL;
 
-	rq = blk_mq_alloc_request(dd->queue, 0, BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED);
+	rq = blk_mq_alloc_request(dd->queue, REQ_OP_DRV_IN, BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED);
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1088,6 +1088,13 @@ static int mtip_quiesce_io(struct mtip_port *port, unsigned long timeout)
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
 
+struct mtip_int_cmd {
+	int fis_len;
+	dma_addr_t buffer;
+	int buf_len;
+	u32 opts;
+};
+
 /*
  * Execute an internal command and wait for the completion.
  *
@@ -1114,10 +1121,16 @@ static int mtip_exec_internal_command(struct mtip_port *port,
 					u32 opts,
 					unsigned long timeout)
 {
-	struct mtip_cmd_sg *command_sg;
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	struct mtip_cmd *int_cmd;
 	struct driver_data *dd = port->dd;
+	struct request *rq;
+	struct mtip_int_cmd icmd = {
+		.fis_len = fis_len,
+		.buffer = buffer,
+		.buf_len = buf_len,
+		.opts = opts
+	};
 	int rv = 0;
 	unsigned long start;
 
@@ -1132,6 +1145,8 @@ static int mtip_exec_internal_command(struct mtip_port *port,
 		dbg_printk(MTIP_DRV_NAME "Unable to allocate tag for PIO cmd\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
+	rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(int_cmd);
+	rq->end_io_data = &icmd;
 
 	set_bit(MTIP_PF_IC_ACTIVE_BIT, &port->flags);
 
@@ -1158,35 +1173,16 @@ static int mtip_exec_internal_command(struct mtip_port *port,
 	/* Copy the command to the command table */
 	memcpy(int_cmd->command, fis, fis_len*4);
 
-	/* Populate the SG list */
-	int_cmd->command_header->opts =
-		 __force_bit2int cpu_to_le32(opts | fis_len);
-	if (buf_len) {
-		command_sg = int_cmd->command + AHCI_CMD_TBL_HDR_SZ;
-
-		command_sg->info =
-			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32((buf_len-1) & 0x3FFFFF);
-		command_sg->dba	=
-			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32(buffer & 0xFFFFFFFF);
-		command_sg->dba_upper =
-			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32((buffer >> 16) >> 16);
-
-		int_cmd->command_header->opts |=
-			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32((1 << 16));
-	}
-
-	/* Populate the command header */
-	int_cmd->command_header->byte_count = 0;
-
 	start = jiffies;
+	rq->timeout = timeout;
 
-	/* Issue the command to the hardware */
-	mtip_issue_non_ncq_command(port, MTIP_TAG_INTERNAL);
+	/* insert request and run queue */
+	blk_execute_rq_nowait(rq->q, NULL, rq, true, NULL);
+
+	wait_for_completion(&wait);
+	rv = int_cmd->status;
 
-	/* Wait for the command to complete or timeout. */
-	rv = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&wait,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(timeout));
-	if (rv <= 0) {
+	if (rv < 0) {
 		if (rv == -ERESTARTSYS) { /* interrupted */
 			dev_err(&dd->pdev->dev,
 				"Internal command [%02X] was interrupted after %u ms\n",
@@ -1217,7 +1213,6 @@ static int mtip_exec_internal_command(struct mtip_port *port,
 		goto exec_ic_exit;
 	}
 
-	rv = 0;
 	if (readl(port->cmd_issue[MTIP_TAG_INTERNAL])
 			& (1 << MTIP_TAG_INTERNAL)) {
 		rv = -ENXIO;
@@ -3762,6 +3757,44 @@ static bool mtip_check_unal_depth(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int mtip_issue_reserved_cmd(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
+				   struct request *rq)
+{
+	struct driver_data *dd = hctx->queue->queuedata;
+	struct mtip_int_cmd *icmd = rq->end_io_data;
+	struct mtip_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
+	struct mtip_cmd_sg *command_sg;
+
+	if (mtip_commands_active(dd->port))
+		return BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_BUSY;
+
+	rq->end_io_data = NULL;
+
+	/* Populate the SG list */
+	cmd->command_header->opts =
+		 __force_bit2int cpu_to_le32(icmd->opts | icmd->fis_len);
+	if (icmd->buf_len) {
+		command_sg = cmd->command + AHCI_CMD_TBL_HDR_SZ;
+
+		command_sg->info =
+			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32((icmd->buf_len-1) & 0x3FFFFF);
+		command_sg->dba	=
+			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32(icmd->buffer & 0xFFFFFFFF);
+		command_sg->dba_upper =
+			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32((icmd->buffer >> 16) >> 16);
+
+		cmd->command_header->opts |=
+			__force_bit2int cpu_to_le32((1 << 16));
+	}
+
+	/* Populate the command header */
+	cmd->command_header->byte_count = 0;
+
+	blk_mq_start_request(rq);
+	mtip_issue_non_ncq_command(dd->port, rq->tag);
+	return BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_OK;
+}
+
 static int mtip_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 			 const struct blk_mq_queue_data *bd)
 {
@@ -3770,6 +3803,9 @@ static int mtip_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 
 	mtip_init_cmd_header(rq);
 
+	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_RESERVED)
+		return mtip_issue_reserved_cmd(hctx, rq);
+
 	if (unlikely(mtip_check_unal_depth(hctx, rq)))
 		return BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_BUSY;
 
@@ -3825,8 +3861,12 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return mtip_cmd_timeout(struct request *req,
 {
 	struct driver_data *dd = req->q->queuedata;
 
-	if (reserved)
+	if (reserved) {
+		struct mtip_cmd *cmd = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(req);
+
+		cmd->status = -ETIME;
 		goto exit_handler;
+	}
 
 	if (test_bit(req->tag, dd->port->cmds_to_issue))
 		goto exit_handler;
@@ -4063,6 +4103,7 @@ static void mtip_no_dev_cleanup(struct request *rq, void *data, bool reserv)
 	} else if (test_bit(MTIP_PF_IC_ACTIVE_BIT, &dd->port->flags)) {
 
 		cmd = mtip_cmd_from_tag(dd, MTIP_TAG_INTERNAL);
+		cmd->status = -ENODEV;
 		if (cmd->comp_func)
 			cmd->comp_func(dd->port, MTIP_TAG_INTERNAL,
 					cmd, -ENODEV);
