diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index cd573a33a6f3..3f56be15f17e 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2377,7 +2377,9 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
 
 	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT)
 		flags = BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT;
-	if (blk_queue_enter(q, flags) < 0) {
+	if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_QUEUE_ENTERED))
+		blk_queue_enter_live(q);
+	else if (blk_queue_enter(q, flags) < 0) {
 		if (!blk_queue_dying(q) && (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT))
 			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
 		else
diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index d70ab08820e5..aaec38cc37b8 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio)
 		/* there isn't chance to merge the splitted bio */
 		split->bi_opf |= REQ_NOMERGE;
 
+		/*
+		 * Since we're recursing into make_request here, ensure
+		 * that we mark this bio as already having entered the queue.
+		 * If not, and the queue is going away, we can get stuck
+		 * forever on waiting for the queue reference to drop. But
+		 * that will never happen, as we're already holding a
+		 * reference to it.
+		 */
+		bio_set_flag(*bio, BIO_QUEUE_ENTERED);
+
 		bio_chain(split, *bio);
 		trace_block_split(q, split, (*bio)->bi_iter.bi_sector);
 		generic_make_request(*bio);
diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
index 4cb970cdcd11..3c4f390aea4b 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ struct bio {
 				 * throttling rules. Don't do it again. */
 #define BIO_TRACE_COMPLETION 10	/* bio_endio() should trace the final completion
 				 * of this bio. */
+#define BIO_QUEUE_ENTERED 11	/* can use blk_queue_enter_live() */
+
 /* See BVEC_POOL_OFFSET below before adding new flags */
 
 /*