diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 5bc52594fe63..87e56ef48f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -522,26 +522,38 @@ static inline void nvme_init_req_from_cmd(struct request *req,
 	nvme_req(req)->cmd = cmd;
 }
 
-struct request *nvme_alloc_request(struct request_queue *q,
+static inline unsigned int nvme_req_op(struct nvme_command *cmd)
+{
+	return nvme_is_write(cmd) ? REQ_OP_DRV_OUT : REQ_OP_DRV_IN;
+}
+
+struct request *nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(struct request_queue *q,
+		struct nvme_command *cmd, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags)
+{
+	struct request *req;
+
+	req = blk_mq_alloc_request(q, nvme_req_op(cmd), flags);
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(req)))
+		return req;
+
+	nvme_init_req_from_cmd(req, cmd);
+	return req;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_alloc_request_qid_any);
+
+static struct request *nvme_alloc_request_qid(struct request_queue *q,
 		struct nvme_command *cmd, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags, int qid)
 {
-	unsigned op = nvme_is_write(cmd) ? REQ_OP_DRV_OUT : REQ_OP_DRV_IN;
 	struct request *req;
 
-	if (qid == NVME_QID_ANY) {
-		req = blk_mq_alloc_request(q, op, flags);
-	} else {
-		req = blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx(q, op, flags,
-				qid ? qid - 1 : 0);
-	}
+	req = blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx(q, nvme_req_op(cmd), flags,
+			qid ? qid - 1 : 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return req;
 
 	nvme_init_req_from_cmd(req, cmd);
-
 	return req;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_alloc_request);
 
 static int nvme_toggle_streams(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, bool enable)
 {
@@ -899,7 +911,11 @@ int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 	struct request *req;
 	int ret;
 
-	req = nvme_alloc_request(q, cmd, flags, qid);
+	if (qid == NVME_QID_ANY)
+		req = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(q, cmd, flags);
+	else
+		req = nvme_alloc_request_qid(q, cmd, flags, qid);
+
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1069,7 +1085,7 @@ static int nvme_submit_user_cmd(struct request_queue *q,
 	void *meta = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	req = nvme_alloc_request(q, cmd, 0, NVME_QID_ANY);
+	req = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(q, cmd, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
@@ -1143,8 +1159,8 @@ static int nvme_keep_alive(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	struct request *rq;
 
-	rq = nvme_alloc_request(ctrl->admin_q, &ctrl->ka_cmd, BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED,
-			NVME_QID_ANY);
+	rq = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(ctrl->admin_q, &ctrl->ka_cmd,
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED);
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
index 8e562d0f2c30..b1ee1a0310f6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static struct request *nvme_nvm_alloc_request(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	nvme_nvm_rqtocmd(rqd, ns, cmd);
 
-	rq = nvme_alloc_request(q, (struct nvme_command *)cmd, 0, NVME_QID_ANY);
+	rq = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(q, (struct nvme_command *)cmd, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return rq;
 
@@ -767,8 +767,7 @@ static int nvme_nvm_submit_user_cmd(struct request_queue *q,
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	rq = nvme_alloc_request(q, (struct nvme_command *)vcmd, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY);
+	rq = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(q, (struct nvme_command *)vcmd, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index cc111136a981..f39a0a387a51 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ int nvme_wait_freeze_timeout(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, long timeout);
 void nvme_start_freeze(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 
 #define NVME_QID_ANY -1
-struct request *nvme_alloc_request(struct request_queue *q,
-		struct nvme_command *cmd, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags, int qid);
+struct request *nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(struct request_queue *q,
+		struct nvme_command *cmd, blk_mq_req_flags_t flags);
 void nvme_cleanup_cmd(struct request *req);
 blk_status_t nvme_setup_cmd(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct request *req,
 		struct nvme_command *cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index df8f3612107f..94f329b5f980 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1289,8 +1289,8 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
 		"I/O %d QID %d timeout, aborting\n",
 		 req->tag, nvmeq->qid);
 
-	abort_req = nvme_alloc_request(dev->ctrl.admin_q, &cmd,
-			BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, NVME_QID_ANY);
+	abort_req = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(dev->ctrl.admin_q, &cmd,
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
 	if (IS_ERR(abort_req)) {
 		atomic_inc(&dev->ctrl.abort_limit);
 		return BLK_EH_RESET_TIMER;
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ static int nvme_delete_queue(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, u8 opcode)
 	cmd.delete_queue.opcode = opcode;
 	cmd.delete_queue.qid = cpu_to_le16(nvmeq->qid);
 
-	req = nvme_alloc_request(q, &cmd, BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, NVME_QID_ANY);
+	req = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(q, &cmd, BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
 		return PTR_ERR(req);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
index 56c571052216..76affbc3bd9a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/passthru.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void nvmet_passthru_execute_cmd(struct nvmet_req *req)
 		q = ns->queue;
 	}
 
-	rq = nvme_alloc_request(q, req->cmd, BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, NVME_QID_ANY);
+	rq = nvme_alloc_request_qid_any(q, req->cmd, BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
 	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 		status = NVME_SC_INTERNAL;
 		goto out_put_ns;
