diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 90db5b490df9..c993476b630f 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1064,18 +1064,23 @@ void blk_mq_start_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_start_hw_queues);
 
+void blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, bool async)
+{
+	if (!blk_mq_hctx_stopped(hctx))
+		return;
+
+	clear_bit(BLK_MQ_S_STOPPED, &hctx->state);
+	blk_mq_run_hw_queue(hctx, async);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queue);
+
 void blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q, bool async)
 {
 	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
 	int i;
 
-	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i) {
-		if (!blk_mq_hctx_stopped(hctx))
-			continue;
-
-		clear_bit(BLK_MQ_S_STOPPED, &hctx->state);
-		blk_mq_run_hw_queue(hctx, async);
-	}
+	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i)
+		blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queue(hctx, async);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queues);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-mq.h b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
index 35a0af5ede6d..87e404aae267 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-mq.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ void blk_mq_stop_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
 void blk_mq_start_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx);
 void blk_mq_stop_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q);
 void blk_mq_start_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q);
+void blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, bool async);
 void blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q, bool async);
 void blk_mq_run_hw_queues(struct request_queue *q, bool async);
 void blk_mq_delay_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, unsigned long msecs);