diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
index cf659c8feb29f..a95c1b9cc5b5f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ static int verity_handle_err(struct dm_verity *v, enum verity_block_type type,
 	if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_LOGGING)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_RESTART)
-		kernel_restart("dm-verity device corrupted");
+	if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_RESTART) {
+		pr_emerg("dm-verity device corrupted\n");
+		emergency_restart();
+	}
 
 	if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_PANIC)
 		panic("dm-verity device corrupted");
@@ -596,6 +598,23 @@ static void verity_finish_io(struct dm_verity_io *io, blk_status_t status)
 	if (!static_branch_unlikely(&use_bh_wq_enabled) || !io->in_bh)
 		verity_fec_finish_io(io);
 
+	if (unlikely(status != BLK_STS_OK) &&
+	    unlikely(!(bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD)) &&
+	    !verity_is_system_shutting_down()) {
+		if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_RESTART ||
+		    v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_PANIC)
+			DMERR_LIMIT("%s has error: %s", v->data_dev->name,
+					blk_status_to_str(status));
+
+		if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_RESTART) {
+			pr_emerg("dm-verity device corrupted\n");
+			emergency_restart();
+		}
+
+		if (v->mode == DM_VERITY_MODE_PANIC)
+			panic("dm-verity device corrupted");
+	}
+
 	bio_endio(bio);
 }