diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
index 9a9847f94c46..adfda1fdab6a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c
@@ -1262,6 +1262,8 @@ static int verity_parse_opt_args(struct dm_arg_set *as, struct dm_verity *v,
 			continue;
 
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_TASKLET_VERIFY)) {
+			if (v->use_bh_wq)
+				continue;
 			v->use_bh_wq = true;
 			static_branch_inc(&use_bh_wq_enabled);
 			continue;