diff --git a/block/blk-exec.c b/block/blk-exec.c
index 2e37e85..0ab873f 100644
--- a/block/blk-exec.c
+++ b/block/blk-exec.c
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_execute_rq_nowait);
  *    Insert a fully prepared request at the back of the I/O scheduler queue
  *    for execution and wait for completion.
  */
-void blk_execute_rq(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
-		   struct request *rq, int at_head)
+void blk_execute_rq(struct gendisk *bd_disk, struct request *rq, int at_head)
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	unsigned long hang_check;