diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index a05a560d3cba628eb8a5ed23e07a753c1efb0acd..a6b7baf31cddf1d4dee1d90eddee38cfe67b8a9d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct dm_arg_set *as, struct path_selector *ps
 
 	q = bdev_get_queue(p->path.dev->bdev);
 	attached_handler_name = scsi_dh_attached_handler_name(q, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (attached_handler_name) {
+	if (attached_handler_name || m->hw_handler_name) {
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&p->activate_path, activate_path_work);
 		r = setup_scsi_dh(p->path.dev->bdev, m, attached_handler_name, &ti->error);
 		if (r) {