diff --git a/block/blk-exec.c b/block/blk-exec.c
index 391dd6224890..4f52f2792059 100644
--- a/block/blk-exec.c
+++ b/block/blk-exec.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ void blk_execute_rq_nowait(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 	__elv_add_request(q, rq, where, 1);
 	__generic_unplug_device(q);
+	/* the queue is stopped so it won't be plugged+unplugged */
+	if (blk_pm_resume_request(rq))
+		q->request_fn(q);
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_execute_rq_nowait);