diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 9bc6624251b4..d602410d8e52 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -855,8 +855,8 @@ int __dax_pmd_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 		long length = dax_map_atomic(bdev, &dax);
 
 		if (length < 0) {
-			result = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
-			goto out;
+			dax_pmd_dbg(&bh, address, "dax-error fallback");
+			goto fallback;
 		}
 		if (length < PMD_SIZE) {
 			dax_pmd_dbg(&bh, address, "dax-length too small");