diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index 28955b94d2b2..0b081d170087 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ static int dm_mq_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		/* Undo dm_start_request() before requeuing */
 		rq_end_stats(md, rq);
 		rq_completed(md, rq_data_dir(rq), false);
+		blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue(hctx, 100/*ms*/);
 		return BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_BUSY;
 	}