diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 8f4ae2f51545..7cb7bb6233b6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ struct multipath {
 	struct bio_list queued_bios;
 
 	struct timer_list nopath_timer;	/* Timeout for queue_if_no_path */
-	bool is_suspending;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1749,9 +1748,6 @@ static void multipath_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
 	struct multipath *m = ti->private;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&m->lock);
-	m->is_suspending = true;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&m->lock);
 	/* FIXME: bio-based shouldn't need to always disable queue_if_no_path */
 	if (m->queue_mode == DM_TYPE_BIO_BASED || !dm_noflush_suspending(m->ti))
 		queue_if_no_path(m, false, true, __func__);
@@ -1774,7 +1770,6 @@ static void multipath_resume(struct dm_target *ti)
 	struct multipath *m = ti->private;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&m->lock);
-	m->is_suspending = false;
 	if (test_bit(MPATHF_SAVED_QUEUE_IF_NO_PATH, &m->flags)) {
 		set_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IF_NO_PATH, &m->flags);
 		clear_bit(MPATHF_SAVED_QUEUE_IF_NO_PATH, &m->flags);
@@ -2098,7 +2093,7 @@ static int probe_active_paths(struct multipath *m)
 		if (m->current_pg == m->last_probed_pg)
 			goto skip_probe;
 	}
-	if (!m->current_pg || m->is_suspending ||
+	if (!m->current_pg || dm_suspended(m->ti) ||
 	    test_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IO, &m->flags))
 		goto skip_probe;
 	set_bit(MPATHF_DELAY_PG_SWITCH, &m->flags);
@@ -2107,7 +2102,7 @@ static int probe_active_paths(struct multipath *m)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pgpath, &pg->pgpaths, list) {
 		if (pg != READ_ONCE(m->current_pg) ||
-		    READ_ONCE(m->is_suspending))
+		    dm_suspended(m->ti))
 			goto out;
 		if (!pgpath->is_active)
 			continue;