diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
index 5e41e6dd657..db195abad69 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ struct aoedev {
 	u16 fw_ver;		/* version of blade's firmware */
 	struct work_struct work;/* disk create work struct */
 	struct gendisk *gd;
-	struct request_queue blkq;
+	struct request_queue *blkq;
 	struct hd_geometry geo; 
 	sector_t ssize;
 	struct timer_list timer;
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c
index 2307a271bdc..1e15889c4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c
@@ -264,9 +264,12 @@ aoeblk_gdalloc(void *vp)
 		goto err_disk;
 	}
 
-	blk_queue_make_request(&d->blkq, aoeblk_make_request);
-	if (bdi_init(&d->blkq.backing_dev_info))
+	d->blkq = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!d->blkq)
 		goto err_mempool;
+	blk_queue_make_request(d->blkq, aoeblk_make_request);
+	if (bdi_init(&d->blkq->backing_dev_info))
+		goto err_blkq;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&d->lock, flags);
 	gd->major = AOE_MAJOR;
 	gd->first_minor = d->sysminor * AOE_PARTITIONS;
@@ -276,7 +279,7 @@ aoeblk_gdalloc(void *vp)
 	snprintf(gd->disk_name, sizeof gd->disk_name, "etherd/e%ld.%d",
 		d->aoemajor, d->aoeminor);
 
-	gd->queue = &d->blkq;
+	gd->queue = d->blkq;
 	d->gd = gd;
 	d->flags &= ~DEVFL_GDALLOC;
 	d->flags |= DEVFL_UP;
@@ -287,6 +290,9 @@ aoeblk_gdalloc(void *vp)
 	aoedisk_add_sysfs(d);
 	return;
 
+err_blkq:
+	blk_cleanup_queue(d->blkq);
+	d->blkq = NULL;
 err_mempool:
 	mempool_destroy(d->bufpool);
 err_disk:
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
index eeea477d960..fa67027789a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ aoedev_freedev(struct aoedev *d)
 	if (d->bufpool)
 		mempool_destroy(d->bufpool);
 	skbpoolfree(d);
+	blk_cleanup_queue(d->blkq);
 	kfree(d);
 }