diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index f8d51c3d5582ca..a6828391d6b377 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2598,7 +2598,6 @@ 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_pm_only(sdev->request_queue);
 	if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_QUIESCE)