diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index de570a55876451a0326d071da4cf68fd772eec2e..799e479db93bb0a7f0e2356dd29efec9c64500ad 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct multipath {
 	unsigned queue_if_no_path:1;	/* Queue I/O if last path fails? */
 	unsigned saved_queue_if_no_path:1; /* Saved state during suspension */
 	unsigned retain_attached_hw_handler:1; /* If there's already a hw_handler present, don't change it. */
+	unsigned pg_init_disabled:1;	/* pg_init is not currently allowed */
 
 	unsigned pg_init_retries;	/* Number of times to retry pg_init */
 	unsigned pg_init_count;		/* Number of times pg_init called */
@@ -497,7 +498,8 @@ static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work)
 	    (!pgpath && !m->queue_if_no_path))
 		must_queue = 0;
 
-	if (m->pg_init_required && !m->pg_init_in_progress && pgpath)
+	if (m->pg_init_required && !m->pg_init_in_progress && pgpath &&
+	    !m->pg_init_disabled)
 		__pg_init_all_paths(m);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
@@ -942,10 +944,20 @@ static void multipath_wait_for_pg_init_completion(struct multipath *m)
 
 static void flush_multipath_work(struct multipath *m)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
+	m->pg_init_disabled = 1;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
+
 	flush_workqueue(kmpath_handlerd);
 	multipath_wait_for_pg_init_completion(m);
 	flush_workqueue(kmultipathd);
 	flush_work(&m->trigger_event);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
+	m->pg_init_disabled = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void multipath_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
@@ -1164,7 +1176,7 @@ static int pg_init_limit_reached(struct multipath *m, struct pgpath *pgpath)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 
-	if (m->pg_init_count <= m->pg_init_retries)
+	if (m->pg_init_count <= m->pg_init_retries && !m->pg_init_disabled)
 		m->pg_init_required = 1;
 	else
 		limit_reached = 1;
@@ -1714,7 +1726,7 @@ static int multipath_busy(struct dm_target *ti)
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static struct target_type multipath_target = {
 	.name = "multipath",
-	.version = {1, 5, 1},
+	.version = {1, 6, 0},
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr = multipath_ctr,
 	.dtr = multipath_dtr,