1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 63b1c59d36ff..677ce49078da 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1411,6 +1411,9 @@ static int make_request (request_queue_t *q, struct bio * bi)
         sector_t logical_sector, last_sector;
         struct stripe_head *sh;
 
+        if (md_write_start(mddev, bi)==0)
+                return 0;
+
         if (bio_data_dir(bi)==WRITE) {
                 disk_stat_inc(mddev->gendisk, writes);
                 disk_stat_add(mddev->gendisk, write_sectors, bio_sectors(bi));
@@ -1423,8 +1426,7 @@ static int make_request (request_queue_t *q, struct bio * bi)
         last_sector = bi->bi_sector + (bi->bi_size>>9);
         bi->bi_next = NULL;
         bi->bi_phys_segments = 1;       /* over-loaded to count active stripes */
-        if ( bio_data_dir(bi) == WRITE )
-                md_write_start(mddev);
+
         for (;logical_sector < last_sector; logical_sector += STRIPE_SECTORS) {
                 DEFINE_WAIT(w);