diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d5745b5833c9..45f3a51f6b56 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2229,6 +2229,7 @@ void blk_start_request(struct request *req)
 	if (unlikely(blk_bidi_rq(req)))
 		req->next_rq->resid_len = blk_rq_bytes(req->next_rq);
 
+	BUG_ON(test_bit(REQ_ATOM_COMPLETE, &req->atomic_flags));
 	blk_add_timer(req);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_start_request);
diff --git a/block/blk-timeout.c b/block/blk-timeout.c
index 6e4744cbfb56..5a6296ef9a81 100644
--- a/block/blk-timeout.c
+++ b/block/blk-timeout.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ static void blk_rq_timed_out(struct request *req)
 		__blk_complete_request(req);
 		break;
 	case BLK_EH_RESET_TIMER:
-		blk_clear_rq_complete(req);
 		blk_add_timer(req);
+		blk_clear_rq_complete(req);
 		break;
 	case BLK_EH_NOT_HANDLED:
 		/*
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ void blk_add_timer(struct request *req)
 		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&req->timeout_list));
-	BUG_ON(test_bit(REQ_ATOM_COMPLETE, &req->atomic_flags));
 
 	/*
 	 * Some LLDs, like scsi, peek at the timeout to prevent a