diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index f25bdebcb4ab..545abcc25c42 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -597,9 +597,20 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct arg_set *as, struct path_selector *ps,
 	}
 
 	if (m->hw_handler_name) {
-		r = scsi_dh_attach(bdev_get_queue(p->path.dev->bdev),
-				   m->hw_handler_name);
+		struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(p->path.dev->bdev);
+
+		r = scsi_dh_attach(q, m->hw_handler_name);
+		if (r == -EBUSY) {
+			/*
+			 * Already attached to different hw_handler,
+			 * try to reattach with correct one.
+			 */
+			scsi_dh_detach(q);
+			r = scsi_dh_attach(q, m->hw_handler_name);
+		}
+
 		if (r < 0) {
+			ti->error = "error attaching hardware handler";
 			dm_put_device(ti, p->path.dev);
 			goto bad;
 		}