diff --git a/block/blk-mq-tag.h b/block/blk-mq-tag.h
index 8f4cce52ba2d..7d3e6b333a4a 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-tag.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq-tag.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef INT_BLK_MQ_TAG_H
 #define INT_BLK_MQ_TAG_H
 
-#include "blk-mq.h"
-
 /*
  * Tag address space map.
  */
@@ -81,37 +79,6 @@ static inline void blk_mq_tag_idle(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 	__blk_mq_tag_idle(hctx);
 }
 
-/*
- * For shared tag users, we track the number of currently active users
- * and attempt to provide a fair share of the tag depth for each of them.
- */
-static inline bool hctx_may_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-				  struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
-{
-	unsigned int depth, users;
-
-	if (!hctx || !(hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED))
-		return true;
-	if (!test_bit(BLK_MQ_S_TAG_ACTIVE, &hctx->state))
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Don't try dividing an ant
-	 */
-	if (bt->sb.depth == 1)
-		return true;
-
-	users = atomic_read(&hctx->tags->active_queues);
-	if (!users)
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Allow at least some tags
-	 */
-	depth = max((bt->sb.depth + users - 1) / users, 4U);
-	return atomic_read(&hctx->nr_active) < depth;
-}
-
 static inline bool blk_mq_tag_is_reserved(struct blk_mq_tags *tags,
 					  unsigned int tag)
 {
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.h b/block/blk-mq.h
index 3acdb56065e1..56dc37c21908 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq.h
@@ -259,4 +259,36 @@ static inline struct blk_plug *blk_mq_plug(struct request_queue *q,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * For shared tag users, we track the number of currently active users
+ * and attempt to provide a fair share of the tag depth for each of them.
+ */
+static inline bool hctx_may_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
+				  struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
+{
+	unsigned int depth, users;
+
+	if (!hctx || !(hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED))
+		return true;
+	if (!test_bit(BLK_MQ_S_TAG_ACTIVE, &hctx->state))
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * Don't try dividing an ant
+	 */
+	if (bt->sb.depth == 1)
+		return true;
+
+	users = atomic_read(&hctx->tags->active_queues);
+	if (!users)
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * Allow at least some tags
+	 */
+	depth = max((bt->sb.depth + users - 1) / users, 4U);
+	return atomic_read(&hctx->nr_active) < depth;
+}
+
+
 #endif