diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 785806bdb248..f9b7b32d5d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -329,13 +329,17 @@ static int map_io(struct multipath *m, struct bio *bio, struct mpath_io *mpio,
 /*
  * If we run out of usable paths, should we queue I/O or error it?
  */
-static int queue_if_no_path(struct multipath *m, unsigned queue_if_no_path)
+static int queue_if_no_path(struct multipath *m, unsigned queue_if_no_path,
+			    unsigned save_old_value)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 
-	m->saved_queue_if_no_path = m->queue_if_no_path;
+	if (save_old_value)
+		m->saved_queue_if_no_path = m->queue_if_no_path;
+	else
+		m->saved_queue_if_no_path = queue_if_no_path;
 	m->queue_if_no_path = queue_if_no_path;
 	if (!m->queue_if_no_path && m->queue_size)
 		queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
@@ -677,7 +681,7 @@ static int parse_features(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!strnicmp(shift(as), MESG_STR("queue_if_no_path")))
-		return queue_if_no_path(m, 1);
+		return queue_if_no_path(m, 1, 0);
 	else {
 		ti->error = "Unrecognised multipath feature request";
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1077,7 +1081,7 @@ static void multipath_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
 	struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
 
-	queue_if_no_path(m, 0);
+	queue_if_no_path(m, 0, 1);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1222,9 +1226,9 @@ static int multipath_message(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
 		if (!strnicmp(argv[0], MESG_STR("queue_if_no_path")))
-			return queue_if_no_path(m, 1);
+			return queue_if_no_path(m, 1, 0);
 		else if (!strnicmp(argv[0], MESG_STR("fail_if_no_path")))
-			return queue_if_no_path(m, 0);
+			return queue_if_no_path(m, 0, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (argc != 2)