diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-io.c b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
index b4357ed4d541..a8d914d5abbe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-io.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-io.c
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ struct dm_io_client *dm_io_client_create(void)
 	if (!client->pool)
 		goto bad;
 
-	client->bios = bioset_create(min_ios, 0, (BIOSET_NEED_BVECS |
-						  BIOSET_NEED_RESCUER));
+	client->bios = bioset_create(min_ios, 0, BIOSET_NEED_BVECS);
 	if (!client->bios)
 		goto bad;