diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 075747e..e08be94 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1299,8 +1299,17 @@
 	if (!error && !clone->errors)
 		return 0;	/* I/O complete */
 
-	if (noretry_error(error))
+	if (noretry_error(error)) {
+		if ((clone->cmd_flags & REQ_WRITE_SAME) &&
+		    !clone->q->limits.max_write_same_sectors) {
+			struct queue_limits *limits;
+
+			/* device doesn't really support WRITE SAME, disable it */
+			limits = dm_get_queue_limits(dm_table_get_md(m->ti->table));
+			limits->max_write_same_sectors = 0;
+		}
 		return error;
+	}
 
 	if (mpio->pgpath)
 		fail_path(mpio->pgpath);