1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 3aa013506967..de54b39e6ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ static int parse_hw_handler(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
+        m->hw_handler.md = dm_table_get_md(ti->table);
+        dm_put(m->hw_handler.md);
+
         r = hwht->create(&m->hw_handler, hw_argc - 1, as->argv);
         if (r) {
                 dm_put_hw_handler(hwht);