diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
index c82cbcb6420289f8cf529394ef1138158d32fb4c..32642634c1bb648fb9938b4efbe36fdc5e9bed66 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/super.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ bool __generic_fsdax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!dax_dev && !bdev_dax_supported(bdev, blocksize)) {
+		pr_debug("%s: error: dax unsupported by block device\n",
+				bdevname(bdev, buf));
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	id = dax_read_lock();
 	len = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, 1, &kaddr, &pfn);
 	len2 = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff_end, 1, &end_kaddr, &end_pfn);