diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index bdf26f5bd326..5adede17ddf6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,6 @@ static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int r;
 
-again:
 	bdev = NULL;
 	mode = 0;
 	r = 0;
@@ -1579,7 +1578,7 @@ again:
 	}
 
 	if ((pgpath && m->queue_io) || (!pgpath && m->queue_if_no_path))
-		r = -EAGAIN;
+		r = -ENOTCONN;
 	else if (!bdev)
 		r = -EIO;
 
@@ -1591,11 +1590,8 @@ again:
 	if (!r && ti->len != i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
 		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
 
-	if (r == -EAGAIN && !fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
+	if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current))
 		queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
-		msleep(10);
-		goto again;
-	}
 
 	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(bdev, mode, cmd, arg);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index d5370a94b2c1..33f20103d8d5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -386,10 +386,12 @@ static int dm_blk_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 			unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mapped_device *md = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
-	struct dm_table *map = dm_get_live_table(md);
+	struct dm_table *map;
 	struct dm_target *tgt;
 	int r = -ENOTTY;
 
+retry:
+	map = dm_get_live_table(md);
 	if (!map || !dm_table_get_size(map))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -410,6 +412,11 @@ static int dm_blk_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 out:
 	dm_table_put(map);
 
+	if (r == -ENOTCONN) {
+		msleep(10);
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
 	return r;
 }