diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-flakey.c b/drivers/md/dm-flakey.c
index f84c08029b21..9fb18c147825 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-flakey.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-flakey.c
@@ -368,8 +368,17 @@ static int flakey_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 static int flakey_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct flakey_c *fc = ti->private;
+	struct dm_dev *dev = fc->dev;
+	int r = 0;
 
-	return __blkdev_driver_ioctl(fc->dev->bdev, fc->dev->mode, cmd, arg);
+	/*
+	 * Only pass ioctls through if the device sizes match exactly.
+	 */
+	if (fc->start ||
+	    ti->len != i_size_read(dev->bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
+		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
+
+	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(dev->bdev, dev->mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
 static int flakey_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
index 3921e3bb43c1..9728839f844a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
@@ -116,7 +116,17 @@ static int linear_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 			unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct linear_c *lc = (struct linear_c *) ti->private;
-	return __blkdev_driver_ioctl(lc->dev->bdev, lc->dev->mode, cmd, arg);
+	struct dm_dev *dev = lc->dev;
+	int r = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only pass ioctls through if the device sizes match exactly.
+	 */
+	if (lc->start ||
+	    ti->len != i_size_read(dev->bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
+		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
+
+	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(dev->bdev, dev->mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
 static int linear_merge(struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 5e0090ef4182..801d92d237cf 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,12 @@ static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
+	/*
+	 * Only pass ioctls through if the device sizes match exactly.
+	 */
+	if (!r && ti->len != i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
+		r = scsi_verify_blk_ioctl(NULL, cmd);
+
 	return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(bdev, mode, cmd, arg);
 }