diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 240ff3125040..cacd008d6864 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1818,8 +1818,14 @@ static void sync_request_write(struct mddev *mddev, struct r1bio *r1_bio)
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&r1_bio->remaining)) {
 		/* if we're here, all write(s) have completed, so clean up */
-		md_done_sync(mddev, r1_bio->sectors, 1);
-		put_buf(r1_bio);
+		int s = r1_bio->sectors;
+		if (test_bit(R1BIO_MadeGood, &r1_bio->state) ||
+		    test_bit(R1BIO_WriteError, &r1_bio->state))
+			reschedule_retry(r1_bio);
+		else {
+			put_buf(r1_bio);
+			md_done_sync(mddev, s, 1);
+		}
 	}
 }