diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 18e4289baf993d..655790f30434a8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -3095,7 +3095,6 @@ void scsi_device_resume(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	 * device deleted during suspend)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!sdev->quiesced_by);
 	sdev->quiesced_by = NULL;
 	blk_clear_preempt_only(sdev->request_queue);
 	if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_QUIESCE)