diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
index bdc980f3d47d03e56b2e621e607221335aa2b319..27815b2765d8478e43b96fd1e44d29b981f066ac 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
@@ -844,7 +844,10 @@ def raise_work_orders(material_request, company):
 
 	for d in mr.items:
 		if (d.stock_qty - d.ordered_qty) > 0:
-			if frappe.db.exists("BOM", {"item": d.item_code, "is_default": 1}):
+			if frappe.db.exists("BOM", {"item": d.item_code, "is_default": 1, "is_active": 1}) or (
+				(variant_of := frappe.get_value("Item", d.item_code, "variant_of"))
+				and frappe.db.exists("BOM", {"item": variant_of, "is_default": 1, "is_active": 1})
+			):
 				wo_order = frappe.new_doc("Work Order")
 				wo_order.update(
 					{