diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index cf71a2277d60..1e6e0c970e19 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1760,8 +1760,9 @@ static blk_qc_t dm_process_bio(struct mapped_device *md,
 	 * won't be imposed.
 	 */
 	if (current->bio_list) {
-		blk_queue_split(md->queue, &bio);
-		if (!is_abnormal_io(bio))
+		if (is_abnormal_io(bio))
+			blk_queue_split(md->queue, &bio);
+		else
 			dm_queue_split(md, ti, &bio);
 	}