diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index 2140c5b48b51..02757b90e402 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ err:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void run_cache_set(struct cache_set *c)
+static int run_cache_set(struct cache_set *c)
 {
 	const char *err = "cannot allocate memory";
 	struct cached_dev *dc, *t;
@@ -1650,7 +1650,9 @@ static void run_cache_set(struct cache_set *c)
 		if (j->version < BCACHE_JSET_VERSION_UUID)
 			__uuid_write(c);
 
-		bch_journal_replay(c, &journal);
+		err = "bcache: replay journal failed";
+		if (bch_journal_replay(c, &journal))
+			goto err;
 	} else {
 		pr_notice("invalidating existing data");
 
@@ -1718,11 +1720,13 @@ static void run_cache_set(struct cache_set *c)
 	flash_devs_run(c);
 
 	set_bit(CACHE_SET_RUNNING, &c->flags);
-	return;
+	return 0;
 err:
 	closure_sync(&cl);
 	/* XXX: test this, it's broken */
 	bch_cache_set_error(c, "%s", err);
+
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 static bool can_attach_cache(struct cache *ca, struct cache_set *c)
@@ -1786,8 +1790,11 @@ found:
 	ca->set->cache[ca->sb.nr_this_dev] = ca;
 	c->cache_by_alloc[c->caches_loaded++] = ca;
 
-	if (c->caches_loaded == c->sb.nr_in_set)
-		run_cache_set(c);
+	if (c->caches_loaded == c->sb.nr_in_set) {
+		err = "failed to run cache set";
+		if (run_cache_set(c) < 0)
+			goto err;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 err: