1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 80bcba9951c3..b9d902652a51 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -3675,7 +3675,9 @@ static int do_md_run(mddev_t * mddev)
                 mddev->ro = 2; /* read-only, but switch on first write */
 
         err = mddev->pers->run(mddev);
-        if (!err && mddev->pers->sync_request) {
+        if (err)
+                printk(KERN_ERR "md: pers->run() failed ...\n");
+        else if (mddev->pers->sync_request) {
                 err = bitmap_create(mddev);
                 if (err) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to create bitmap (%d)\n",
@@ -3684,7 +3686,6 @@ static int do_md_run(mddev_t * mddev)
                 }
         }
         if (err) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "md: pers->run() failed ...\n");
                 module_put(mddev->pers->owner);
                 mddev->pers = NULL;
                 bitmap_destroy(mddev);