diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index 80f46e01bca4..6685dc3b8b44 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -493,8 +493,10 @@ static blk_status_t dm_mq_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 
 		map = dm_get_live_table(md, &srcu_idx);
 		if (unlikely(!map)) {
+			DMERR_LIMIT("%s: mapping table unavailable, erroring io",
+				    dm_device_name(md));
 			dm_put_live_table(md, srcu_idx);
-			return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
+			return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 		}
 		ti = dm_table_find_target(map, 0);
 		dm_put_live_table(md, srcu_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index ddd44a7f79db..f70129bc703b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1789,10 +1789,15 @@ static void dm_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
 	struct dm_table *map;
 
 	map = dm_get_live_table(md, &srcu_idx);
+	if (unlikely(!map)) {
+		DMERR_LIMIT("%s: mapping table unavailable, erroring io",
+			    dm_device_name(md));
+		bio_io_error(bio);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	/* If suspended, or map not yet available, queue this IO for later */
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND, &md->flags)) ||
-	    unlikely(!map)) {
+	/* If suspended, queue this IO for later */
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND, &md->flags))) {
 		if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT)
 			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
 		else if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD)