diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 7e23f8f3e241..89de9cde0202 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -2221,8 +2221,12 @@ static void kcryptd_queue_crypt(struct dm_crypt_io *io)
 
 	if ((bio_data_dir(io->base_bio) == READ && test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_READ_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags)) ||
 	    (bio_data_dir(io->base_bio) == WRITE && test_bit(DM_CRYPT_NO_WRITE_WORKQUEUE, &cc->flags))) {
-		if (in_irq()) {
-			/* Crypto API's "skcipher_walk_first() refuses to work in hard IRQ context */
+		/*
+		 * in_irq(): Crypto API's skcipher_walk_first() refuses to work in hard IRQ context.
+		 * irqs_disabled(): the kernel may run some IO completion from the idle thread, but
+		 * it is being executed with irqs disabled.
+		 */
+		if (in_irq() || irqs_disabled()) {
 			tasklet_init(&io->tasklet, kcryptd_crypt_tasklet, (unsigned long)&io->work);
 			tasklet_schedule(&io->tasklet);
 			return;