diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index a6ca92049c10..5e0854669614 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ static void dm_complete_request(struct request *rq, blk_status_t error)
 	struct dm_rq_target_io *tio = tio_from_request(rq);
 
 	tio->error = error;
-	if (likely(!blk_should_fake_timeout(rq->q)))
-		blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
+	blk_mq_complete_request(rq);
 }
 
 /*