diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 6eb9dc9ef8f3..422a9fdeb53e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1626,8 +1626,11 @@ static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 	/*
 	 * Only pass ioctls through if the device sizes match exactly.
 	 */
-	if (!r && ti->len != i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
-		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
+	if (!bdev || ti->len != i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT) {
+		int err = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
+		if (err)
+			r = err;
+	}
 
 	if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);