diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 84d25f2e6188..b1d2cfea89c5 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_root(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 	return qdisc->dev_queue->qdisc;
 }
 
+static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_root_sleeping(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+{
+	return qdisc->dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+}
+
 /* The qdisc root lock is a mechanism by which to top level
  * of a qdisc tree can be locked from any qdisc node in the
  * forest.  This allows changing the configuration of some
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index ef0efeca6352..45f442d7de47 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -444,6 +444,10 @@ void qdisc_watchdog_schedule(struct qdisc_watchdog *wd, psched_time_t expires)
 {
 	ktime_t time;
 
+	if (test_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DEACTIVATED,
+		     &qdisc_root_sleeping(wd->qdisc)->state))
+		return;
+
 	wd->qdisc->flags |= TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
 	time = ktime_set(0, 0);
 	time = ktime_add_ns(time, PSCHED_US2NS(expires));
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 47ef492c4ff4..8fa90d68ec6d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -521,6 +521,10 @@ static void cbq_ovl_delay(struct cbq_class *cl)
 	struct cbq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(cl->qdisc);
 	psched_tdiff_t delay = cl->undertime - q->now;
 
+	if (test_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DEACTIVATED,
+		     &qdisc_root_sleeping(cl->qdisc)->state))
+		return;
+
 	if (!cl->delayed) {
 		psched_time_t sched = q->now;
 		ktime_t expires;