diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c b/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
index c6ba8f9f3f31..25db095e943b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
@@ -1309,8 +1309,7 @@ static inline void nullb_complete_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd)
 	case NULL_IRQ_SOFTIRQ:
 		switch (cmd->nq->dev->queue_mode) {
 		case NULL_Q_MQ:
-			if (likely(!blk_should_fake_timeout(cmd->rq->q)))
-				blk_mq_complete_request(cmd->rq);
+			blk_mq_complete_request(cmd->rq);
 			break;
 		case NULL_Q_BIO:
 			/*
@@ -1486,7 +1485,8 @@ static blk_status_t null_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	cmd->rq = bd->rq;
 	cmd->error = BLK_STS_OK;
 	cmd->nq = nq;
-	cmd->fake_timeout = should_timeout_request(bd->rq);
+	cmd->fake_timeout = should_timeout_request(bd->rq) ||
+		blk_should_fake_timeout(bd->rq->q);
 
 	blk_mq_start_request(bd->rq);