diff --git a/fs/ext4/balloc.c b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
index 591fb3f710be..8042ad873808 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group,
 	trace_ext4_read_block_bitmap_load(sb, block_group, ignore_locked);
 	ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO |
 			    (ignore_locked ? REQ_RAHEAD : 0),
-			    ext4_end_bitmap_read);
+			    ext4_end_bitmap_read,
+			    ext4_simulate_fail(sb, EXT4_SIM_BBITMAP_EIO));
 	return bh;
 verify:
 	err = ext4_validate_block_bitmap(sb, desc, block_group, bh);
@@ -577,7 +578,6 @@ int ext4_wait_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group,
 	if (!desc)
 		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
-	ext4_simulate_fail_bh(sb, bh, EXT4_SIM_BBITMAP_EIO);
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 		ext4_error_err(sb, EIO, "Cannot read block bitmap - "
 			       "block_group = %u, block_bitmap = %llu",
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 44b0d418143c..bbffb76d9a90 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1865,14 +1865,6 @@ static inline bool ext4_simulate_fail(struct super_block *sb,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline void ext4_simulate_fail_bh(struct super_block *sb,
-					 struct buffer_head *bh,
-					 unsigned long code)
-{
-	if (!IS_ERR(bh) && ext4_simulate_fail(sb, code))
-		clear_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-}
-
 /*
  * Error number codes for s_{first,last}_error_errno
  *
@@ -3100,9 +3092,9 @@ extern struct buffer_head *ext4_sb_bread(struct super_block *sb,
 extern struct buffer_head *ext4_sb_bread_unmovable(struct super_block *sb,
 						   sector_t block);
 extern void ext4_read_bh_nowait(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
-				bh_end_io_t *end_io);
+				bh_end_io_t *end_io, bool simu_fail);
 extern int ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
-			bh_end_io_t *end_io);
+			bh_end_io_t *end_io, bool simu_fail);
 extern int ext4_read_bh_lock(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags, bool wait);
 extern void ext4_sb_breadahead_unmovable(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block);
 extern int ext4_seq_options_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index c144fe43a29f..1c8123866d81 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ __read_extent_tree_block(const char *function, unsigned int line,
 
 	if (!bh_uptodate_or_lock(bh)) {
 		trace_ext4_ext_load_extent(inode, pblk, _RET_IP_);
-		err = ext4_read_bh(bh, 0, NULL);
+		err = ext4_read_bh(bh, 0, NULL, false);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto errout;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 7f1a5f90dbbd..21d228073d79 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ ext4_read_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 	 * submit the buffer_head for reading
 	 */
 	trace_ext4_load_inode_bitmap(sb, block_group);
-	ext4_read_bh(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, ext4_end_bitmap_read);
-	ext4_simulate_fail_bh(sb, bh, EXT4_SIM_IBITMAP_EIO);
+	ext4_read_bh(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO,
+		     ext4_end_bitmap_read,
+		     ext4_simulate_fail(sb, EXT4_SIM_IBITMAP_EIO));
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 		put_bh(bh);
 		ext4_error_err(sb, EIO, "Cannot read inode bitmap - "
diff --git a/fs/ext4/indirect.c b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
index 7404f0935c90..7de327fa7b1c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/indirect.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static Indirect *ext4_get_branch(struct inode *inode, int depth,
 		}
 
 		if (!bh_uptodate_or_lock(bh)) {
-			if (ext4_read_bh(bh, 0, NULL) < 0) {
+			if (ext4_read_bh(bh, 0, NULL, false) < 0) {
 				put_bh(bh);
 				goto failure;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 9b06c9e0a7c5..569887741bf1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4504,10 +4504,10 @@ make_io:
 	 * Read the block from disk.
 	 */
 	trace_ext4_load_inode(sb, ino);
-	ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, NULL);
+	ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, NULL,
+			    ext4_simulate_fail(sb, EXT4_SIM_INODE_EIO));
 	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
-	ext4_simulate_fail_bh(sb, bh, EXT4_SIM_INODE_EIO);
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 		if (ret_block)
 			*ret_block = block;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mmp.c b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
index bd946d0c71b7..d64c04ed061a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mmp.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int read_mmp_block(struct super_block *sb, struct buffer_head **bh,
 	}
 
 	lock_buffer(*bh);
-	ret = ext4_read_bh(*bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, NULL);
+	ret = ext4_read_bh(*bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, NULL, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto warn_exit;
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
index b64661ea6e0e..898443e98efc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int mext_page_mkuptodate(struct folio *folio, size_t from, size_t to)
 			unlock_buffer(bh);
 			continue;
 		}
-		ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, 0, NULL);
+		ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, 0, NULL, false);
 		nr++;
 	} while (block++, (bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index a2704f064361..72f77f78ae8d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_get_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, __u64 block)
 	if (unlikely(!bh))
 		return NULL;
 	if (!bh_uptodate_or_lock(bh)) {
-		if (ext4_read_bh(bh, 0, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (ext4_read_bh(bh, 0, NULL, false) < 0) {
 			brelse(bh);
 			return NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index dce37f784b59..cb0ce57bd896 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -161,8 +161,14 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("ext3");
 
 
 static inline void __ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
-				  bh_end_io_t *end_io)
+				  bh_end_io_t *end_io, bool simu_fail)
 {
+	if (simu_fail) {
+		clear_buffer_uptodate(bh);
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * buffer's verified bit is no longer valid after reading from
 	 * disk again due to write out error, clear it to make sure we
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ static inline void __ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
 }
 
 void ext4_read_bh_nowait(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
-			 bh_end_io_t *end_io)
+			 bh_end_io_t *end_io, bool simu_fail)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!buffer_locked(bh));
 
@@ -184,10 +190,11 @@ void ext4_read_bh_nowait(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		return;
 	}
-	__ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, end_io);
+	__ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, end_io, simu_fail);
 }
 
-int ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags, bh_end_io_t *end_io)
+int ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags,
+		 bh_end_io_t *end_io, bool simu_fail)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!buffer_locked(bh));
 
@@ -196,7 +203,7 @@ int ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags, bh_end_io_t *end_io
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	__ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, end_io);
+	__ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, end_io, simu_fail);
 
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
@@ -208,10 +215,10 @@ int ext4_read_bh_lock(struct buffer_head *bh, blk_opf_t op_flags, bool wait)
 {
 	lock_buffer(bh);
 	if (!wait) {
-		ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, op_flags, NULL);
+		ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, op_flags, NULL, false);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	return ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, NULL);
+	return ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, NULL, false);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -266,7 +273,7 @@ void ext4_sb_breadahead_unmovable(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
 
 	if (likely(bh)) {
 		if (trylock_buffer(bh))
-			ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_RAHEAD, NULL);
+			ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_RAHEAD, NULL, false);
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
 }