diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 5437059c9261..076ba7308e65 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ out:
 
 static inline bool elv_support_iosched(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	if (q->tag_set && (q->tag_set->flags & BLK_MQ_F_NO_SCHED))
+	if (!q->mq_ops ||
+	    (q->tag_set && (q->tag_set->flags & BLK_MQ_F_NO_SCHED)))
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }