diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 1030875a3e95..d5995021815d 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -4421,6 +4421,15 @@ struct gendisk *blk_mq_alloc_disk_for_queue(struct request_queue *q,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_mq_alloc_disk_for_queue);
 
+/*
+ * Only hctx removed from cpuhp list can be reused
+ */
+static bool blk_mq_hctx_is_reusable(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
+{
+	return hlist_unhashed(&hctx->cpuhp_online) &&
+		hlist_unhashed(&hctx->cpuhp_dead);
+}
+
 static struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx(
 		struct blk_mq_tag_set *set, struct request_queue *q,
 		int hctx_idx, int node)
@@ -4430,7 +4439,7 @@ static struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx(
 	/* reuse dead hctx first */
 	spin_lock(&q->unused_hctx_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &q->unused_hctx_list, hctx_list) {
-		if (tmp->numa_node == node) {
+		if (tmp->numa_node == node && blk_mq_hctx_is_reusable(tmp)) {
 			hctx = tmp;
 			break;
 		}