diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d836c84ad3da..d579501f24ba 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_start_queue_async);
 void blk_start_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(q->queue_lock);
-	WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
+	WARN_ON(!in_interrupt() && !irqs_disabled());
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(q->mq_ops);
 
 	queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_STOPPED, q);