diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index a2aefb4a1e2e..343ca559ab8a 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -2022,8 +2022,7 @@ static void bfq_check_waker(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 	if (!bfqd->last_completed_rq_bfqq ||
 	    bfqd->last_completed_rq_bfqq == bfqq ||
 	    bfq_bfqq_has_short_ttime(bfqq) ||
-	    now_ns - bfqd->last_completion >= 4 * NSEC_PER_MSEC ||
-	    bfqd->last_completed_rq_bfqq == bfqq->waker_bfqq)
+	    now_ns - bfqd->last_completion >= 4 * NSEC_PER_MSEC)
 		return;
 
 	if (bfqd->last_completed_rq_bfqq !=