diff --git a/block/blk-iolatency.c b/block/blk-iolatency.c
index fc714ef402a6..1893686a9c1f 100644
--- a/block/blk-iolatency.c
+++ b/block/blk-iolatency.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched/loadavg.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
+#include <linux/blk-mq.h>
 #include "blk-rq-qos.h"
 #include "blk-stat.h"
 
@@ -601,6 +602,9 @@ static void blkcg_iolatency_done_bio(struct rq_qos *rqos, struct bio *bio)
 		return;
 
 	enabled = blk_iolatency_enabled(iolat->blkiolat);
+	if (!enabled)
+		return;
+
 	while (blkg && blkg->parent) {
 		iolat = blkg_to_lat(blkg);
 		if (!iolat) {
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ static void blkcg_iolatency_done_bio(struct rq_qos *rqos, struct bio *bio)
 		rqw = &iolat->rq_wait;
 
 		atomic_dec(&rqw->inflight);
-		if (!enabled || iolat->min_lat_nsec == 0)
+		if (iolat->min_lat_nsec == 0)
 			goto next;
 		iolatency_record_time(iolat, &bio->bi_issue, now,
 				      issue_as_root);
@@ -754,10 +758,13 @@ int blk_iolatency_init(struct request_queue *q)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(struct blkcg_gq *blkg, u64 val)
+/*
+ * return 1 for enabling iolatency, return -1 for disabling iolatency, otherwise
+ * return 0.
+ */
+static int iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(struct blkcg_gq *blkg, u64 val)
 {
 	struct iolatency_grp *iolat = blkg_to_lat(blkg);
-	struct blk_iolatency *blkiolat = iolat->blkiolat;
 	u64 oldval = iolat->min_lat_nsec;
 
 	iolat->min_lat_nsec = val;
@@ -766,9 +773,10 @@ static void iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(struct blkcg_gq *blkg, u64 val)
 				    BLKIOLATENCY_MAX_WIN_SIZE);
 
 	if (!oldval && val)
-		atomic_inc(&blkiolat->enabled);
+		return 1;
 	if (oldval && !val)
-		atomic_dec(&blkiolat->enabled);
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void iolatency_clear_scaling(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
@@ -800,6 +808,7 @@ static ssize_t iolatency_set_limit(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 	u64 lat_val = 0;
 	u64 oldval;
 	int ret;
+	int enable = 0;
 
 	ret = blkg_conf_prep(blkcg, &blkcg_policy_iolatency, buf, &ctx);
 	if (ret)
@@ -834,7 +843,12 @@ static ssize_t iolatency_set_limit(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 	blkg = ctx.blkg;
 	oldval = iolat->min_lat_nsec;
 
-	iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(blkg, lat_val);
+	enable = iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(blkg, lat_val);
+	if (enable) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!blk_get_queue(blkg->q));
+		blkg_get(blkg);
+	}
+
 	if (oldval != iolat->min_lat_nsec) {
 		iolatency_clear_scaling(blkg);
 	}
@@ -842,6 +856,24 @@ static ssize_t iolatency_set_limit(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	blkg_conf_finish(&ctx);
+	if (ret == 0 && enable) {
+		struct iolatency_grp *tmp = blkg_to_lat(blkg);
+		struct blk_iolatency *blkiolat = tmp->blkiolat;
+
+		blk_mq_freeze_queue(blkg->q);
+
+		if (enable == 1)
+			atomic_inc(&blkiolat->enabled);
+		else if (enable == -1)
+			atomic_dec(&blkiolat->enabled);
+		else
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+
+		blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(blkg->q);
+
+		blkg_put(blkg);
+		blk_put_queue(blkg->q);
+	}
 	return ret ?: nbytes;
 }
 
@@ -977,8 +1009,14 @@ static void iolatency_pd_offline(struct blkg_policy_data *pd)
 {
 	struct iolatency_grp *iolat = pd_to_lat(pd);
 	struct blkcg_gq *blkg = lat_to_blkg(iolat);
+	struct blk_iolatency *blkiolat = iolat->blkiolat;
+	int ret;
 
-	iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(blkg, 0);
+	ret = iolatency_set_min_lat_nsec(blkg, 0);
+	if (ret == 1)
+		atomic_inc(&blkiolat->enabled);
+	if (ret == -1)
+		atomic_dec(&blkiolat->enabled);
 	iolatency_clear_scaling(blkg);
 }