diff --git a/dm-sflc/src/lite/sflc_lite.c b/dm-sflc/src/lite/sflc_lite.c
index a95196c..50f4bfd 100644
--- a/dm-sflc/src/lite/sflc_lite.c
+++ b/dm-sflc/src/lite/sflc_lite.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int sflite_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 		if (unlikely(bio->bi_iter.bi_size != SFLITE_BLOCK_SIZE * SFLITE_SLICE_SCALE)) {
 			DMINFO("Wrong discard bio size: %u", bio->bi_iter.bi_size);
 			// TODO investigate where these are coming from
-			bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_INVAL;
+			//bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_INVAL; // BUG: this only seems to work on recent (>6.8) kernels
 			bio_endio(bio);
 			return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 		}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int sflite_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 		/* Ensure the logical block number is aligned with the beginning of a slice */
 		if (unlikely(lblk_num % SFLITE_SLICE_SCALE != 0)) {
 			DMWARN("Unaligned discard bio!");
-			bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_INVAL;
+			//bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_INVAL; // BUG: this only seems to work on recent (>6.8) kernels
 			bio_endio(bio);
 			return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 		}