diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index b63f68bfa35b6f..cb7025ce82ec71 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1115,9 +1115,12 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 	if ((unsigned int) info->lo_encrypt_key_size > LO_KEY_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* I/O need to be drained during transfer transition */
+	blk_mq_freeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+
 	err = loop_release_xfer(lo);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 
 	if (info->lo_encrypt_type) {
 		unsigned int type = info->lo_encrypt_type;
@@ -1132,12 +1135,14 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 
 	err = loop_init_xfer(lo, xfer, info);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 
 	if (lo->lo_offset != info->lo_offset ||
 	    lo->lo_sizelimit != info->lo_sizelimit)
-		if (figure_loop_size(lo, info->lo_offset, info->lo_sizelimit))
-			return -EFBIG;
+		if (figure_loop_size(lo, info->lo_offset, info->lo_sizelimit)) {
+			err = -EFBIG;
+			goto exit;
+		}
 
 	loop_config_discard(lo);
 
@@ -1174,7 +1179,9 @@ loop_set_status(struct loop_device *lo, const struct loop_info64 *info)
 	/* update dio if lo_offset or transfer is changed */
 	__loop_update_dio(lo, lo->use_dio);
 
-	return 0;
+ exit:
+	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int