diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
index 000c654a3d97c5..24df610a2c4389 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
@@ -656,7 +656,9 @@ static void verity_end_io(struct bio *bio)
 	struct dm_verity_io *io = bio->bi_private;
 
 	if (bio->bi_status &&
-	    (!verity_fec_is_enabled(io->v) || verity_is_system_shutting_down())) {
+	    (!verity_fec_is_enabled(io->v) ||
+	     verity_is_system_shutting_down() ||
+	     (bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD))) {
 		verity_finish_io(io, bio->bi_status);
 		return;
 	}