diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index aaa6caa46a9f..3d1829237678 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ static int multipath_prepare_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-	if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
+	if (r == -ENOTCONN) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 		if (!m->current_pg) {
 			/* Path status changed, redo selection */
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 6e15f3565892..fabd5d8fd559 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ retry:
 
 out:
 	dm_put_live_table(md, *srcu_idx);
-	if (r == -ENOTCONN) {
+	if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
 		msleep(10);
 		goto retry;
 	}