diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 7649d63a1b8d..3771e59a9fae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ struct Scsi_Host *scsi_host_alloc(struct scsi_host_template *sht, int privsize)
 	else
 		shost->dma_boundary = 0xffffffff;
 
-	shost->use_blk_mq = scsi_use_blk_mq;
 	shost->use_blk_mq = scsi_use_blk_mq || shost->hostt->force_blk_mq;
 
 	device_initialize(&shost->shost_gendev);