diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index e26898128a7e..2f6c353cb6d0 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
  */
 void blk_mq_sched_mark_restart_hctx(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 {
-	if (test_bit(BLK_MQ_S_SCHED_RESTART, &hctx->state))
-		return;
-
 	set_bit(BLK_MQ_S_SCHED_RESTART, &hctx->state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_sched_mark_restart_hctx);