diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 6748e0c..67ffa39 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@
  */
 struct dm_table *dm_swap_table(struct mapped_device *md, struct dm_table *table)
 {
-	struct dm_table *map = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	struct dm_table *live_map, *map = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	struct queue_limits limits;
 	int r;
 
@@ -2439,6 +2439,19 @@
 	if (!dm_suspended_md(md))
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the new table has no data devices, retain the existing limits.
+	 * This helps multipath with queue_if_no_path if all paths disappear,
+	 * then new I/O is queued based on these limits, and then some paths
+	 * reappear.
+	 */
+	if (dm_table_has_no_data_devices(table)) {
+		live_map = dm_get_live_table(md);
+		if (live_map)
+			limits = md->queue->limits;
+		dm_table_put(live_map);
+	}
+
 	r = dm_calculate_queue_limits(table, &limits);
 	if (r) {
 		map = ERR_PTR(r);