diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index cbd2a55d69b8..aefed96369dd 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ void blk_mq_wake_waiters(struct request_queue *q)
 	queue_for_each_hw_ctx(q, hctx, i)
 		if (blk_mq_hw_queue_mapped(hctx))
 			blk_mq_tag_wakeup_all(hctx->tags, true);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are called because the queue has now been marked as
+	 * dying, we need to ensure that processes currently waiting on
+	 * the queue are notified as well.
+	 */
+	wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
 }
 
 bool blk_mq_can_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)