diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index a896dea9750e..53a9b16c7b2e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -500,8 +500,13 @@ static blk_status_t dm_mq_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 
 	if (unlikely(!ti)) {
 		int srcu_idx;
-		struct dm_table *map = dm_get_live_table(md, &srcu_idx);
+		struct dm_table *map;
 
+		map = dm_get_live_table(md, &srcu_idx);
+		if (unlikely(!map)) {
+			dm_put_live_table(md, srcu_idx);
+			return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
+		}
 		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 443478a08857..36449422e7e0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1594,15 +1594,10 @@ static blk_qc_t 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, queue this IO for later */
-	if (unlikely(test_bit(DMF_BLOCK_IO_FOR_SUSPEND, &md->flags))) {
+	/* 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 (bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOWAIT)
 			bio_wouldblock_error(bio);
 		else if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD)