diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 2630f64bed19..efb97ec37eee 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -1265,9 +1265,10 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 out_bypass_end:
-	if (q->mq_ops)
+	if (q->mq_ops) {
 		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q);
-	else
+		blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queues(q, true);
+	} else
 		blk_queue_bypass_end(q);
 	if (pd_prealloc)
 		pol->pd_free_fn(pd_prealloc);
@@ -1317,9 +1318,10 @@ void blkcg_deactivate_policy(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
-	if (q->mq_ops)
+	if (q->mq_ops) {
 		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q);
-	else
+		blk_mq_start_stopped_hw_queues(q, true);
+	} else
 		blk_queue_bypass_end(q);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blkcg_deactivate_policy);