diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index cfa29f574c2a..5b2ef966012b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1220,10 +1220,10 @@ static void activate_path(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct pgpath *pgpath =
 		container_of(work, struct pgpath, activate_path.work);
+	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev);
 
-	if (pgpath->is_active)
-		scsi_dh_activate(bdev_get_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev),
-				 pg_init_done, pgpath);
+	if (pgpath->is_active && !blk_queue_dying(q))
+		scsi_dh_activate(q, pg_init_done, pgpath);
 	else
 		pg_init_done(pgpath, SCSI_DH_DEV_OFFLINED);
 }