diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 4c80e82..ee8eb28 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1699,11 +1699,9 @@
 
 	down_write(&s->lock);
 
-	/* Full snapshots are not usable */
-	if (!s->valid) {
-		r = -EIO;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	/* Full merging snapshots are redirected to the origin */
+	if (!s->valid)
+		goto redirect_to_origin;
 
 	/* If the block is already remapped - use that */
 	e = dm_lookup_exception(&s->complete, chunk);
@@ -1726,6 +1724,7 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+redirect_to_origin:
 	bio->bi_bdev = s->origin->bdev;
 
 	if (bio_rw(bio) == WRITE) {