diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index e11f5f8e0313..fd8b485d1288 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void __blk_mq_drain_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 		if (count == 0)
 			break;
-		blk_mq_run_queues(q, false);
+		blk_mq_start_hw_queues(q);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
 }