diff --git a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
index 38b9533a9..ac5fb3add 100644
--- a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
+++ b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 {
 	struct dm_info info;
 	struct dm_task *task;
-	int r;
+	int r, ioctl_errno = 0;
 	uint32_t cookie;
 
 	/* Use new task struct to create the device */
@@ -1504,8 +1504,10 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	task->cookie_set = dmt->cookie_set;
 	task->add_node = dmt->add_node;
 
-	if (!dm_task_run(task))
+	if (!dm_task_run(task)) {
+		ioctl_errno = task->ioctl_errno;
 		goto_bad;
+	}
 
 	if (!dm_task_get_info(task, &info) || !info.exists)
 		goto_bad;
@@ -1536,6 +1538,8 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	task->ima_measurement = dmt->ima_measurement;
 
 	r = dm_task_run(task);
+	if (!r)
+		ioctl_errno = task->ioctl_errno;
 
 	task->head = NULL;
 	task->tail = NULL;
@@ -1582,12 +1586,18 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	if (!dm_task_run(dmt))
 		log_error("Failed to revert device creation.");
 
+	if (ioctl_errno != 0)
+		dmt->ioctl_errno =  ioctl_errno;
+
 	return 0;
 
       bad:
 	dm_task_destroy(task);
 	_udev_complete(dmt);
 
+	if (ioctl_errno != 0)
+		dmt->ioctl_errno =  ioctl_errno;
+
 	return 0;
 }