diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index d60412c7f995..aacf6bf352d8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1479,6 +1479,7 @@ static int raid1_spare_active(struct mddev *mddev)
 			}
 		}
 		if (rdev
+		    && rdev->recovery_offset == MaxSector
 		    && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)
 		    && !test_and_set_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)) {
 			count++;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index df7b0a06b0ea..73dc8a377522 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1782,6 +1782,7 @@ static int raid10_spare_active(struct mddev *mddev)
 			}
 			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(tmp->replacement->sysfs_state);
 		} else if (tmp->rdev
+			   && tmp->rdev->recovery_offset == MaxSector
 			   && !test_bit(Faulty, &tmp->rdev->flags)
 			   && !test_and_set_bit(In_sync, &tmp->rdev->flags)) {
 			count++;