diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 6b2d615d1094..183588b11fc1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -3817,6 +3817,8 @@ static void handle_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
 				set_bit(R5_Wantwrite, &dev->flags);
 				if (prexor)
 					continue;
+				if (s.failed > 1)
+					continue;
 				if (!test_bit(R5_Insync, &dev->flags) ||
 				    ((i == sh->pd_idx || i == sh->qd_idx)  &&
 				     s.failed == 0))