diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index c932b6b0d54c..f5f1837dfa5b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -1643,12 +1643,12 @@ void dm_table_run_md_queue_async(struct dm_table *t)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dm_table_run_md_queue_async);
 
-static int device_discard_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
-				  sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
+static int device_not_discard_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
+				      sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(dev->bdev);
 
-	return q && blk_queue_discard(q);
+	return q && !blk_queue_discard(q);
 }
 
 bool dm_table_supports_discards(struct dm_table *t)
@@ -1656,26 +1656,22 @@ bool dm_table_supports_discards(struct dm_table *t)
 	struct dm_target *ti;
 	unsigned i = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Unless any target used by the table set discards_supported,
-	 * require at least one underlying device to support discards.
-	 * t->devices includes internal dm devices such as mirror logs
-	 * so we need to use iterate_devices here, which targets
-	 * supporting discard selectively must provide.
-	 */
 	while (i < dm_table_get_num_targets(t)) {
 		ti = dm_table_get_target(t, i++);
 
 		if (!ti->num_discard_bios)
-			continue;
+			return false;
 
-		if (ti->discards_supported)
-			return 1;
-
-		if (ti->type->iterate_devices &&
-		    ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_discard_capable, NULL))
-			return 1;
+		/*
+		 * Either the target provides discard support (as implied by setting
+		 * 'discards_supported') or it relies on _all_ data devices having
+		 * discard support.
+		 */
+		if (!ti->discards_supported &&
+		    (!ti->type->iterate_devices ||
+		     ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_not_discard_capable, NULL)))
+			return false;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }