diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
index 99cee512273f..1202e71128d8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
@@ -220,8 +220,10 @@ static int verity_handle_err(struct dm_verity *v, enum verity_block_type type,
 	/* Corruption should be visible in device status in all modes */
 	v->hash_failed = 1;
 
-	if (v->corrupted_errs >= DM_VERITY_MAX_CORRUPTED_ERRS)
+	if (v->corrupted_errs >= DM_VERITY_MAX_CORRUPTED_ERRS) {
+		DMERR("%s: reached maximum errors", v->data_dev->name);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	v->corrupted_errs++;
 
@@ -239,14 +241,16 @@ static int verity_handle_err(struct dm_verity *v, enum verity_block_type type,
 	DMERR_LIMIT("%s: %s block %llu is corrupted", v->data_dev->name,
 		    type_str, block);
 
-	if (v->corrupted_errs == DM_VERITY_MAX_CORRUPTED_ERRS)
-		DMERR("%s: reached maximum errors", v->data_dev->name);
 
 	snprintf(verity_env, DM_VERITY_ENV_LENGTH, "%s=%d,%llu",
 		DM_VERITY_ENV_VAR_NAME, type, block);
 
 	kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(dm_disk(md))->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 
+	/* corrupted_errs count had not reached limits */
+	return 0;
+
+
 out:
 	if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_LOGGING)
 		return 0;