diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 3485d2a79600..0bfb77f8503d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -6857,8 +6857,11 @@ static int md_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 			err = -EBUSY;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags));
-		set_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags);
+		if (test_and_set_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&mddev->open_mutex);
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		did_set_md_closing = true;
 		mutex_unlock(&mddev->open_mutex);
 		sync_blockdev(bdev);