diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index c54b2a23285c..010a6dc0e7cf 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -1463,6 +1463,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_cqe_complete_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 			blk_mq_requeue_request(req, true);
 		else
 			__blk_mq_end_request(req, BLK_STS_OK);
+	} else if (mq->in_recovery) {
+		blk_mq_requeue_request(req, true);
 	} else {
 		blk_mq_end_request(req, BLK_STS_OK);
 	}