1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index eca59c3074ef..d90fb1a879e1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static inline char * mdname (struct mddev * mddev)
 static inline int sysfs_link_rdev(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
         char nm[20];
-        if (!test_bit(Replacement, &rdev->flags)) {
+        if (!test_bit(Replacement, &rdev->flags) && mddev->kobj.sd) {
                 sprintf(nm, "rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
                 return sysfs_create_link(&mddev->kobj, &rdev->kobj, nm);
         } else
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static inline int sysfs_link_rdev(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 static inline void sysfs_unlink_rdev(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
         char nm[20];
-        if (!test_bit(Replacement, &rdev->flags)) {
+        if (!test_bit(Replacement, &rdev->flags) && mddev->kobj.sd) {
                 sprintf(nm, "rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
                 sysfs_remove_link(&mddev->kobj, nm);
         }