diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c b/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
index 22a3cf7f32e2..397bdfad6d27 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,8 @@ static blk_status_t null_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	cmd->fake_timeout = should_timeout_request(rq) ||
 		blk_should_fake_timeout(rq->q);
 
+	printk("%d, %s\n", READ_ONCE(rq->state), __func__);
+	WRITE_ONCE(rq->state, MQ_RQ_IDLE);
 	blk_mq_start_request(rq);
 
 	if (should_requeue_request(rq)) {