diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 6e3de50eae47..7b277b18a8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1780,12 +1780,29 @@ static inline bool dm_zone_bio_needs_split(struct mapped_device *md,
 					   struct bio *bio)
 {
 	/*
-	 * For mapped device that need zone append emulation, we must
-	 * split any large BIO that straddles zone boundaries.
+	 * Special case the zone operations that cannot or should not be split.
 	 */
-	return dm_emulate_zone_append(md) && bio_straddles_zones(bio) &&
-		!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_ZONE_WRITE_PLUGGING);
+	switch (bio_op(bio)) {
+	case REQ_OP_ZONE_APPEND:
+	case REQ_OP_ZONE_FINISH:
+	case REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET:
+	case REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL:
+		return false;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Mapped devices that require zone append emulation will use the block
+	 * layer zone write plugging. In such case, we must split any large BIO
+	 * to the mapped device limits to avoid potential deadlocks with queue
+	 * freeze operations.
+	 */
+	if (!dm_emulate_zone_append(md))
+		return false;
+	return bio_needs_zone_write_plugging(bio) || bio_straddles_zones(bio);
 }
+
 static inline bool dm_zone_plug_bio(struct mapped_device *md, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	if (!bio_needs_zone_write_plugging(bio))
@@ -1934,9 +1951,7 @@ static void dm_split_and_process_bio(struct mapped_device *md,
 
 	is_abnormal = is_abnormal_io(bio);
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&zoned_enabled)) {
-		/* Special case REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL as it cannot be split. */
-		need_split = (bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL) &&
-			(is_abnormal || dm_zone_bio_needs_split(md, bio));
+		need_split = is_abnormal || dm_zone_bio_needs_split(md, bio);
 	} else {
 		need_split = is_abnormal;
 	}