diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 1e5a540995e9..a49cfcc7a343 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -924,9 +924,8 @@ static sector_t wait_barrier(struct r1conf *conf, struct bio *bio)
 				conf->next_window_requests++;
 			else
 				conf->current_window_requests++;
-		}
-		if (bio->bi_sector >= conf->start_next_window)
 			sector = conf->start_next_window;
+		}
 	}
 
 	conf->nr_pending++;