diff --git a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
index deb40a8ba399..8317e07b326d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
@@ -2119,9 +2119,8 @@ int md_bitmap_get_stats(struct bitmap *bitmap, struct md_bitmap_stats *stats)
 
 	if (!bitmap)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	if (bitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.external)
-		return -ENOENT;
-	if (!bitmap->storage.sb_page) /* no superblock */
+	if (!bitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.external &&
+	    !bitmap->storage.sb_page)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	sb = kmap_local_page(bitmap->storage.sb_page);
 	stats->sync_size = le64_to_cpu(sb->sync_size);