diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index bb2cd3ce9b0f..38486df61f58 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1947,15 +1947,27 @@ static void __bind_mempools(struct mapped_device *md, struct dm_table *t)
 {
 	struct dm_md_mempools *p = dm_table_get_md_mempools(t);
 
-	if (md->io_pool && (md->tio_pool || dm_table_get_type(t) == DM_TYPE_BIO_BASED) && md->bs) {
-		/*
-		 * The md already has necessary mempools. Reload just the
-		 * bioset because front_pad may have changed because
-		 * a different table was loaded.
-		 */
-		bioset_free(md->bs);
-		md->bs = p->bs;
-		p->bs = NULL;
+	if (md->io_pool && md->bs) {
+		/* The md already has necessary mempools. */
+		if (dm_table_get_type(t) == DM_TYPE_BIO_BASED) {
+			/*
+			 * Reload bioset because front_pad may have changed
+			 * because a different table was loaded.
+			 */
+			bioset_free(md->bs);
+			md->bs = p->bs;
+			p->bs = NULL;
+		} else if (dm_table_get_type(t) == DM_TYPE_REQUEST_BASED) {
+			BUG_ON(!md->tio_pool);
+			/*
+			 * There's no need to reload with request-based dm
+			 * because the size of front_pad doesn't change.
+			 * Note for future: If you are to reload bioset,
+			 * prep-ed requests in the queue may refer
+			 * to bio from the old bioset, so you must walk
+			 * through the queue to unprep.
+			 */
+		}
 		goto out;
 	}