struct fit_completion_entry_v1 completion;
 
        struct fit_comp_error_info err_info;
+       int retries;
 
        blk_status_t status;
 };
        if (unlikely(skdev->state != SKD_DRVR_STATE_ONLINE))
                return skd_fail_all(q) ? BLK_STS_IOERR : BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 
+       if (!(req->rq_flags & RQF_DONTPREP)) {
+               skreq->retries = 0;
+               req->rq_flags |= RQF_DONTPREP;
+       }
+
        blk_mq_start_request(req);
 
        WARN_ONCE(tag >= skd_max_queue_depth, "%#x > %#x (nr_requests = %lu)\n",
                break;
 
        case SKD_CHECK_STATUS_REQUEUE_REQUEST:
-               if ((unsigned long) ++req->special < SKD_MAX_RETRIES) {
+               if (++skreq->retries < SKD_MAX_RETRIES) {
                        skd_log_skreq(skdev, skreq, "retry");
                        blk_mq_requeue_request(req, true);
                        break;