diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 0550366e25d8..f1b930a300a3 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -3279,7 +3279,9 @@ static void __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 
 	if (set->nr_maps == 1 && nr_hw_queues > nr_cpu_ids)
 		nr_hw_queues = nr_cpu_ids;
-	if (nr_hw_queues < 1 || nr_hw_queues == set->nr_hw_queues)
+	if (nr_hw_queues < 1)
+		return;
+	if (set->nr_maps == 1 && nr_hw_queues == set->nr_hw_queues)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &set->tag_list, tag_set_list)