diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 5a67671a3973..bdc96cd838b8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1569,11 +1569,8 @@ static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 	/*
 	 * Only pass ioctls through if the device sizes match exactly.
 	 */
-	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 && ti->len != i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
+		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
 
 	if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);