diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 3486c829fa50..d24e4b05f5da 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ static int multipath_clone_and_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct request *rq,
 		if (queue_dying) {
 			atomic_inc(&m->pg_init_in_progress);
 			activate_or_offline_path(pgpath);
-			return DM_MAPIO_REQUEUE;
 		}
 		return DM_MAPIO_DELAY_REQUEUE;
 	}