diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index e153a36c9ba3..a7a31d7090ae 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,22 @@ static bool blk_mq_mark_tag_wait(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	wait->flags &= ~WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
 	__add_wait_queue(wq, wait);
 
+	/*
+	 * Add one explicit barrier since blk_mq_get_driver_tag() may
+	 * not imply barrier in case of failure.
+	 *
+	 * Order adding us to wait queue and allocating driver tag.
+	 *
+	 * The pair is the one implied in sbitmap_queue_wake_up() which
+	 * orders clearing sbitmap tag bits and waitqueue_active() in
+	 * __sbitmap_queue_wake_up(), since waitqueue_active() is lockless
+	 *
+	 * Otherwise, re-order of adding wait queue and getting driver tag
+	 * may cause __sbitmap_queue_wake_up() to wake up nothing because
+	 * the waitqueue_active() may not observe us in wait queue.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+
 	/*
 	 * It's possible that a tag was freed in the window between the
 	 * allocation failure and adding the hardware queue to the wait