diff --git a/block/blk-rq-qos.c b/block/blk-rq-qos.c
index e83af7bc759194..26dd3e7bd00d3e 100644
--- a/block/blk-rq-qos.c
+++ b/block/blk-rq-qos.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ static int rq_qos_wake_function(struct wait_queue_entry *curr,
 
 	data->got_token = true;
 	smp_wmb();
-	list_del_init(&curr->entry);
 	wake_up_process(data->task);
+	list_del_init_careful(&curr->entry);
 	return 1;
 }