diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index c91dca641eb4631436ea436bc6b7083f1c337d44..b2b1a0bb19e764abbf054686b50c7412408574a0 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -4499,7 +4499,7 @@ static struct bfq_queue *bfq_select_queue(struct bfq_data *bfqd)
 			bfqq = bfqq->bic->bfqq[0];
 		else if (bfq_bfqq_has_waker(bfqq) &&
 			   bfq_bfqq_busy(bfqq->waker_bfqq) &&
-			   bfqq->next_rq &&
+			   bfqq->waker_bfqq->next_rq &&
 			   bfq_serv_to_charge(bfqq->waker_bfqq->next_rq,
 					      bfqq->waker_bfqq) <=
 			   bfq_bfqq_budget_left(bfqq->waker_bfqq)