1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 5614500092e3..d18805fea111 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1975,17 +1975,14 @@ repeat:
                 /* otherwise we have to go forward and ... */
                 mddev->events ++;
                 if (!mddev->in_sync || mddev->recovery_cp != MaxSector) { /* not clean */
-                        /* .. if the array isn't clean, insist on an odd 'events' */
-                        if ((mddev->events&1)==0) {
-                                mddev->events++;
+                        /* .. if the array isn't clean, an 'even' event must also go
+                         * to spares. */
+                        if ((mddev->events&1)==0)
                                 nospares = 0;
-                        }
                 } else {
-                        /* otherwise insist on an even 'events' (for clean states) */
-                        if ((mddev->events&1)) {
-                                mddev->events++;
+                        /* otherwise an 'odd' event must go to spares */
+                        if ((mddev->events&1))
                                 nospares = 0;
-                        }
                 }
         }