diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index ad779bd13aec..6c1046df81f6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static void do_writes(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio_list *writes)
 	/*
 	 * Dispatch io.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(ms->log_failure)) {
+	if (unlikely(ms->log_failure) && errors_handled(ms)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&ms->lock);
 		bio_list_merge(&ms->failures, &sync);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ms->lock);