diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 96ce36a1a764216f8768dacd828d802a50dc9d49..53252d2af2496aec75e15a6c6bf4a83bc4572f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct pool {
 
 	struct pool_features pf;
 	bool low_water_triggered:1;	/* A dm event has been sent */
-	bool no_free_space:1;		/* A -ENOSPC warning has been issued */
+	bool no_free_space:1;		/* bios will be requeued if set */
 
 	struct dm_bio_prison *prison;
 	struct dm_kcopyd_client *copier;
@@ -982,6 +982,20 @@ static void retry_on_resume(struct bio *bio)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
 }
 
+static void handle_unserviceable_bio(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	/*
+	 * When pool is read-only, no cell locking is needed because
+	 * nothing is changing.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(get_pool_mode(pool) != PM_READ_ONLY);
+
+	if (pool->no_free_space)
+		retry_on_resume(bio);
+	else
+		bio_io_error(bio);
+}
+
 static void retry_bios_on_resume(struct pool *pool, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
 {
 	struct bio *bio;
@@ -991,7 +1005,7 @@ static void retry_bios_on_resume(struct pool *pool, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *c
 	cell_release(pool, cell, &bios);
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&bios)))
-		retry_on_resume(bio);
+		handle_unserviceable_bio(pool, bio);
 }
 
 static void process_discard(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
@@ -1245,7 +1259,7 @@ static void process_bio_read_only(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
 	switch (r) {
 	case 0:
 		if (lookup_result.shared && (rw == WRITE) && bio->bi_size)
-			bio_io_error(bio);
+			handle_unserviceable_bio(tc->pool, bio);
 		else {
 			inc_all_io_entry(tc->pool, bio);
 			remap_and_issue(tc, bio, lookup_result.block);
@@ -1254,7 +1268,7 @@ static void process_bio_read_only(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
 
 	case -ENODATA:
 		if (rw != READ) {
-			bio_io_error(bio);
+			handle_unserviceable_bio(tc->pool, bio);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -1565,9 +1579,9 @@ static int thin_bio_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 		if (get_pool_mode(tc->pool) == PM_READ_ONLY) {
 			/*
 			 * This block isn't provisioned, and we have no way
-			 * of doing so.  Just error it.
+			 * of doing so.
 			 */
-			bio_io_error(bio);
+			handle_unserviceable_bio(tc->pool, bio);
 			return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 		}
 		/* fall through */