diff --git a/block/blk-ioc.c b/block/blk-ioc.c
index 5ed59ac6ae58..9df50fb507ca 100644
--- a/block/blk-ioc.c
+++ b/block/blk-ioc.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static void ioc_destroy_icq(struct io_cq *icq)
 	 * making it impossible to determine icq_cache.  Record it in @icq.
 	 */
 	icq->__rcu_icq_cache = et->icq_cache;
+	icq->flags |= ICQ_DESTROYED;
 	call_rcu(&icq->__rcu_head, icq_free_icq_rcu);
 }
 
@@ -212,15 +213,21 @@ static void __ioc_clear_queue(struct list_head *icq_list)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	while (!list_empty(icq_list)) {
 		struct io_cq *icq = list_entry(icq_list->next,
 						struct io_cq, q_node);
 		struct io_context *ioc = icq->ioc;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->lock, flags);
+		if (icq->flags & ICQ_DESTROYED) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->lock, flags);
+			continue;
+		}
 		ioc_destroy_icq(icq);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->lock, flags);
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/iocontext.h b/include/linux/iocontext.h
index dba15ca8e60b..1dcd9198beb7 100644
--- a/include/linux/iocontext.h
+++ b/include/linux/iocontext.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 enum {
 	ICQ_EXITED		= 1 << 2,
+	ICQ_DESTROYED		= 1 << 3,
 };
 
 /*