diff --git a/block/blk-exec.c b/block/blk-exec.c
index fb2cbd5..9925fbe 100644
--- a/block/blk-exec.c
+++ b/block/blk-exec.c
@@ -49,8 +49,16 @@ void blk_execute_rq_nowait(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 			   rq_end_io_fn *done)
 {
 	int where = at_head ? ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT : ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK;
+	bool is_pm_resume;

 	WARN_ON(irqs_disabled());
+
+	/*
+	 * need to check this before __blk_run_queue(), because rq can
+	 * be freed before that returns.
+	 */
+	is_pm_resume = rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);

 	if (unlikely(blk_queue_dead(q))) {
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ void blk_execute_rq_nowait(struct request_queue *q, struct gendisk *bd_disk,
 	__elv_add_request(q, rq, where);
 	__blk_run_queue(q);
 	/* the queue is stopped so it won't be run */
-	if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_PM_RESUME)
+	if (is_pm_resume)
 		q->request_fn(q);
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 }