diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index c808ad8..d1d0cb2 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -4508,7 +4508,7 @@
 	cfqd->cfq_slice[1] = cfq_slice_sync;
 	cfqd->cfq_target_latency = cfq_target_latency;
 	cfqd->cfq_slice_async_rq = cfq_slice_async_rq;
-	cfqd->cfq_slice_idle = blk_queue_nonrot(q) ? 0 : cfq_slice_idle;
+	cfqd->cfq_slice_idle = cfq_slice_idle;
 	cfqd->cfq_group_idle = cfq_group_idle;
 	cfqd->cfq_latency = 1;
 	cfqd->hw_tag = -1;
@@ -4525,6 +4525,18 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void cfq_registered_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
+	struct cfq_data *cfqd = e->elevator_data;
+
+	/*
+	 * Default to IOPS mode with no idling for SSDs
+	 */
+	if (blk_queue_nonrot(q))
+		cfqd->cfq_slice_idle = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * sysfs parts below -->
  */
@@ -4640,6 +4652,7 @@
 		.elevator_may_queue_fn =	cfq_may_queue,
 		.elevator_init_fn =		cfq_init_queue,
 		.elevator_exit_fn =		cfq_exit_queue,
+		.elevator_registered_fn =	cfq_registered_queue,
 	},
 	.icq_size	=	sizeof(struct cfq_io_cq),
 	.icq_align	=	__alignof__(struct cfq_io_cq),
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 59794d0..5f04527 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -810,6 +810,8 @@
 		}
 		kobject_uevent(&e->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 		e->registered = 1;
+		if (e->type->ops.elevator_registered_fn)
+			e->type->ops.elevator_registered_fn(q);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 45a9147..638b324 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 typedef int (elevator_init_fn) (struct request_queue *,
 				struct elevator_type *e);
 typedef void (elevator_exit_fn) (struct elevator_queue *);
+typedef void (elevator_registered_fn) (struct request_queue *);
 
 struct elevator_ops
 {
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
 
 	elevator_init_fn *elevator_init_fn;
 	elevator_exit_fn *elevator_exit_fn;
+	elevator_registered_fn *elevator_registered_fn;
 };
 
 #define ELV_NAME_MAX	(16)