diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index d8abb90..034233e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1555,6 +1555,7 @@
 			   unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct multipath *m = ti->private;
+	struct pgpath *pgpath;
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	fmode_t mode;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1570,12 +1571,14 @@
 	if (!m->current_pgpath)
 		__choose_pgpath(m, 0);
 
-	if (m->current_pgpath) {
-		bdev = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->bdev;
-		mode = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->mode;
+	pgpath = m->current_pgpath;
+
+	if (pgpath) {
+		bdev = pgpath->path.dev->bdev;
+		mode = pgpath->path.dev->mode;
 	}
 
-	if (m->queue_io)
+	if ((pgpath && m->queue_io) || (!pgpath && m->queue_if_no_path))
 		r = -EAGAIN;
 	else if (!bdev)
 		r = -EIO;