diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 075747e2..e08be94 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1299,8 +1299,17 @@
 	if (!error && !clone->errors)
 		return 0;	/* I/O complete */
 
-	if (noretry_error(error))
+	if (noretry_error(error)) {
+		if ((clone->cmd_flags & REQ_WRITE_SAME) &&
+		    !clone->q->limits.max_write_same_sectors) {
+			struct queue_limits *limits;
+
+			/* device doesn't really support WRITE SAME, disable it */
+			limits = dm_get_queue_limits(dm_table_get_md(m->ti->table));
+			limits->max_write_same_sectors = 0;
+		}
 		return error;
+	}
 
 	if (mpio->pgpath)
 		fail_path(mpio->pgpath);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 6a5e9ed..7b0ccdc 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -2278,6 +2278,17 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * The queue_limits are only valid as long as you have a reference
+ * count on 'md'.
+ */
+struct queue_limits *dm_get_queue_limits(struct mapped_device *md)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&md->holders));
+	return &md->queue->limits;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_get_queue_limits);
+
+/*
  * Fully initialize a request-based queue (->elevator, ->request_fn, etc).
  */
 static int dm_init_request_based_queue(struct mapped_device *md)
diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
index 653073d..ed419c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
+++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
@@ -406,13 +406,14 @@
 union map_info *dm_get_mapinfo(struct bio *bio);
 union map_info *dm_get_rq_mapinfo(struct request *rq);
 
+struct queue_limits *dm_get_queue_limits(struct mapped_device *md);
+
 /*
  * Geometry functions.
  */
 int dm_get_geometry(struct mapped_device *md, struct hd_geometry *geo);
 int dm_set_geometry(struct mapped_device *md, struct hd_geometry *geo);
 
-
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * Functions for manipulating device-mapper tables.
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/