diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index fb5d702e43b5..73758b3679a1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -8948,7 +8948,8 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
 	/* resync has finished, collect result */
 	md_unregister_thread(&mddev->sync_thread);
 	if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery) &&
-	    !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &mddev->recovery)) {
+	    !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &mddev->recovery) &&
+	    mddev->degraded != mddev->raid_disks) {
 		/* success...*/
 		/* activate any spares */
 		if (mddev->pers->spare_active(mddev)) {