diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index b264e4d0a778..045be474e83d 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -3992,6 +3992,7 @@ static int blk_mq_init_hctx(struct request_queue *q,
 		goto fail;
 
 	hctx->queue_num = hctx_idx;
+	clear_bit(BLK_MQ_S_INACTIVE, &hctx->state);
 
 	hctx->tags = set->tags[hctx_idx];