diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity.c
index ac35e95..796007a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 	bio->bi_end_io = io->orig_bi_end_io;
 	bio->bi_private = io->orig_bi_private;
 
-	bio_endio(bio, error);
+	bio_endio_nodec(bio, error);
 }
 
 static void verity_work(struct work_struct *w)