diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 700154e..45d9bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 	mempool_t *mpio_pool;
 
 	struct mutex work_mutex;
+
+	unsigned suspended;	/* Don't create new I/O internally when set. */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1274,6 +1276,7 @@
 	struct multipath *m = ti->private;
 
 	mutex_lock(&m->work_mutex);
+	m->suspended = 1;
 	flush_multipath_work();
 	mutex_unlock(&m->work_mutex);
 }
@@ -1286,6 +1289,10 @@
 	struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	mutex_lock(&m->work_mutex);
+	m->suspended = 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&m->work_mutex);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 	m->queue_if_no_path = m->saved_queue_if_no_path;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
@@ -1421,6 +1428,11 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&m->work_mutex);
 
+	if (m->suspended) {
+		r = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		if (!strnicmp(argv[0], MESG_STR("queue_if_no_path"))) {
 			r = queue_if_no_path(m, 1, 0);