diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index e7d80baf8d69..b1fb01efd56c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1195,8 +1195,11 @@ static void activate_path(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct pgpath *pgpath =
 		container_of(work, struct pgpath, activate_path.work);
 
-	scsi_dh_activate(bdev_get_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev),
-				pg_init_done, pgpath);
+	if (pgpath->is_active)
+		scsi_dh_activate(bdev_get_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev),
+				 pg_init_done, pgpath);
+	else
+		pg_init_done(pgpath, SCSI_DH_DEV_OFFLINED);
 }
 
 static int noretry_error(int error)