diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
index a53413371725..e13d991e9fb5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c
@@ -3009,8 +3009,13 @@ static dm_cblock_t get_cache_dev_size(struct cache *cache)
 
 static bool can_resize(struct cache *cache, dm_cblock_t new_size)
 {
-	if (from_cblock(new_size) > from_cblock(cache->cache_size))
-		return true;
+	if (from_cblock(new_size) > from_cblock(cache->cache_size)) {
+		if (cache->sized) {
+			DMERR("%s: unable to extend cache due to missing cache table reload",
+			      cache_device_name(cache));
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * We can't drop a dirty block when shrinking the cache.