diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index c07b22e..f6a191a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -3080,7 +3080,8 @@
 			struct md_rdev *rdev;
 			rcu_read_lock();
 			rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
-			if (rdev && test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags))
+			if (rdev && test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
+			    !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
 				atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 			else
 				rdev = NULL;