diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 6a9040faed00..3b119ca0cc0c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -771,6 +771,12 @@ store_state_field(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 	ret = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, state);
+	/*
+	 * If the device state changes to SDEV_RUNNING, we need to run
+	 * the queue to avoid I/O hang.
+	 */
+	if (ret == 0 && state == SDEV_RUNNING)
+		blk_mq_run_hw_queues(sdev->request_queue, true);
 	mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 
 	return ret == 0 ? count : -EINVAL;