diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 874eb4e..08081e4b 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 			rq = list_entry_rq(q->queue_head.next);
 			rq = blk_do_ordered(q, rq);
 			if (rq)
-				return !IS_ERR(rq) ? rq : NULL;
+				return rq;
 		}
 
 		if (!q->elevator->ops->elevator_dispatch_fn(q, 0))