diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 4dfa15da9cb8..9233c71138f1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5121,6 +5121,7 @@ static int md_set_readonly(struct mddev *mddev, struct block_device *bdev)
 		printk("md: %s still in use.\n",mdname(mddev));
 		if (did_freeze) {
 			clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+			set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 			md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		}
 		err = -EBUSY;
@@ -5135,6 +5136,8 @@ static int md_set_readonly(struct mddev *mddev, struct block_device *bdev)
 		mddev->ro = 1;
 		set_disk_ro(mddev->gendisk, 1);
 		clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+		set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
+		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
 		err = 0;
 	}
@@ -5178,6 +5181,7 @@ static int do_md_stop(struct mddev *mddev, int mode,
 		mutex_unlock(&mddev->open_mutex);
 		if (did_freeze) {
 			clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+			set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 			md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		}
 		return -EBUSY;