diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index bdf26f5..5adede1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,6 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int r;
 
-again:
 	bdev = NULL;
 	mode = 0;
 	r = 0;
@@ -1579,7 +1578,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((pgpath && m->queue_io) || (!pgpath && m->queue_if_no_path))
-		r = -EAGAIN;
+		r = -ENOTCONN;
 	else if (!bdev)
 		r = -EIO;
 
@@ -1591,11 +1590,8 @@
 	if (!r && ti->len != i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
 		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
 
-	if (r == -EAGAIN && !fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
+	if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
-		msleep(10);
-		goto again;
-	}
 
 	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(bdev, mode, cmd, arg);
 }