return false;
 
        vbr->req = req;
-       switch (req->cmd_type) {
-       case REQ_TYPE_FS:
-               vbr->out_hdr.type = 0;
-               vbr->out_hdr.sector = blk_rq_pos(vbr->req);
-               vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
-               break;
-       case REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC:
-               vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD;
-               vbr->out_hdr.sector = 0;
-               vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
-               break;
-       case REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL:
-               vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_GET_ID;
+
+       if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_FLUSH) {
+               vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_FLUSH;
                vbr->out_hdr.sector = 0;
                vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
-               break;
-       case REQ_TYPE_LINUX_BLOCK:
-               if (req->cmd[0] == REQ_LB_OP_FLUSH) {
-                       vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_FLUSH;
+       } else {
+               switch (req->cmd_type) {
+               case REQ_TYPE_FS:
+                       vbr->out_hdr.type = 0;
+                       vbr->out_hdr.sector = blk_rq_pos(vbr->req);
+                       vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
+                       break;
+               case REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC:
+                       vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD;
                        vbr->out_hdr.sector = 0;
                        vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
                        break;
+               case REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL:
+                       vbr->out_hdr.type = VIRTIO_BLK_T_GET_ID;
+                       vbr->out_hdr.sector = 0;
+                       vbr->out_hdr.ioprio = req_get_ioprio(vbr->req);
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       /* We don't put anything else in the queue. */
+                       BUG();
                }
-               /*FALLTHRU*/
-       default:
-               /* We don't put anything else in the queue. */
-               BUG();
        }
 
        if (vbr->req->cmd_flags & REQ_HARDBARRIER)
                virtqueue_kick(vblk->vq);
 }
 
-static void virtblk_prepare_flush(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req)
-{
-       req->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_LINUX_BLOCK;
-       req->cmd[0] = REQ_LB_OP_FLUSH;
-}
-
 /* return id (s/n) string for *disk to *id_str
  */
 static int virtblk_get_id(struct gendisk *disk, char *id_str)
 
        /* If barriers are supported, tell block layer that queue is ordered */
        if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH))
-               blk_queue_ordered(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN_FLUSH,
-                                 virtblk_prepare_flush);
+               blk_queue_ordered(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_DRAIN_FLUSH, NULL);
        else if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BARRIER))
                blk_queue_ordered(q, QUEUE_ORDERED_TAG, NULL);