diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index f3b1968c80ce..55a1bbfef7d4 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -78,8 +78,14 @@ queue_requests_store(struct gendisk *disk, const char *page, size_t count)
 	/*
 	 * Serialize updating nr_requests with concurrent queue_requests_store()
 	 * and switching elevator.
+	 *
+	 * Use trylock to avoid circular lock dependency with kernfs active
+	 * reference during concurrent disk deletion:
+	 *   update_nr_hwq_lock -> kn->active (via del_gendisk -> kobject_del)
+	 *   kn->active -> update_nr_hwq_lock (via this sysfs write path)
 	 */
-	down_write(&set->update_nr_hwq_lock);
+	if (!down_write_trylock(&set->update_nr_hwq_lock))
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (nr == q->nr_requests)
 		goto unlock;
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index ebe2a1fcf011..3bcd37c2aa34 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -807,7 +807,16 @@ ssize_t elv_iosched_store(struct gendisk *disk, const char *buf,
 	elv_iosched_load_module(ctx.name);
 	ctx.type = elevator_find_get(ctx.name);
 
-	down_read(&set->update_nr_hwq_lock);
+	/*
+	 * Use trylock to avoid circular lock dependency with kernfs active
+	 * reference during concurrent disk deletion:
+	 *   update_nr_hwq_lock -> kn->active (via del_gendisk -> kobject_del)
+	 *   kn->active -> update_nr_hwq_lock (via this sysfs write path)
+	 */
+	if (!down_read_trylock(&set->update_nr_hwq_lock)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (!blk_queue_no_elv_switch(q)) {
 		ret = elevator_change(q, &ctx);
 		if (!ret)
@@ -817,6 +826,7 @@ ssize_t elv_iosched_store(struct gendisk *disk, const char *buf,
 	}
 	up_read(&set->update_nr_hwq_lock);
 
+out:
 	if (ctx.type)
 		elevator_put(ctx.type);
 	return ret;