diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 1af5873923e8..4f161725dda0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -3593,23 +3593,31 @@ static int pool_preresume(struct dm_target *ti)
 	 */
 	r = bind_control_target(pool, ti);
 	if (r)
-		return r;
+		goto out;
 
 	dm_pool_register_pre_commit_callback(pool->pmd,
 					     metadata_pre_commit_callback, pt);
 
 	r = maybe_resize_data_dev(ti, &need_commit1);
 	if (r)
-		return r;
+		goto out;
 
 	r = maybe_resize_metadata_dev(ti, &need_commit2);
 	if (r)
-		return r;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (need_commit1 || need_commit2)
 		(void) commit(pool);
+out:
+	/*
+	 * When a thin-pool is PM_FAIL, it cannot be rebuilt if
+	 * bio is in deferred list. Therefore need to return 0
+	 * to allow pool_resume() to flush IO.
+	 */
+	if (r && get_pool_mode(pool) == PM_FAIL)
+		r = 0;
 
-	return 0;
+	return r;
 }
 
 static void pool_suspend_active_thins(struct pool *pool)