diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 6cd105c1cef3..13d4677baafd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -3369,6 +3369,7 @@ static int pool_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	pt->low_water_blocks = low_water_blocks;
 	pt->adjusted_pf = pt->requested_pf = pf;
 	ti->num_flush_bios = 1;
+	ti->limit_swap_bios = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Only need to enable discards if the pool should pass
@@ -4249,6 +4250,7 @@ static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		goto bad;
 
 	ti->num_flush_bios = 1;
+	ti->limit_swap_bios = true;
 	ti->flush_supported = true;
 	ti->accounts_remapped_io = true;
 	ti->per_io_data_size = sizeof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook);