diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index b8d1aa2d1008..5e81dcf4690a 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ void blk_sync_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 		struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
 		int i;
 
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&q->requeue_work);
 		queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i)
 			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hctx->run_work);
 	} else {