diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 271726d48003..45c92b8d4795 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1612,14 +1612,21 @@ void blk_mq_insert_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx,
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 }
 
-static int plug_ctx_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
+static int plug_rq_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
 {
 	struct request *rqa = container_of(a, struct request, queuelist);
 	struct request *rqb = container_of(b, struct request, queuelist);
 
-	return !(rqa->mq_ctx < rqb->mq_ctx ||
-		 (rqa->mq_ctx == rqb->mq_ctx &&
-		  blk_rq_pos(rqa) < blk_rq_pos(rqb)));
+	if (rqa->mq_ctx < rqb->mq_ctx)
+		return -1;
+	else if (rqa->mq_ctx > rqb->mq_ctx)
+		return 1;
+	else if (rqa->mq_hctx < rqb->mq_hctx)
+		return -1;
+	else if (rqa->mq_hctx > rqb->mq_hctx)
+		return 1;
+
+	return blk_rq_pos(rqa) > blk_rq_pos(rqb);
 }
 
 void blk_mq_flush_plug_list(struct blk_plug *plug, bool from_schedule)
@@ -1634,7 +1641,7 @@ void blk_mq_flush_plug_list(struct blk_plug *plug, bool from_schedule)
 
 	list_splice_init(&plug->mq_list, &list);
 
-	list_sort(NULL, &list, plug_ctx_cmp);
+	list_sort(NULL, &list, plug_rq_cmp);
 
 	this_q = NULL;
 	this_hctx = NULL;