diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 4616bc3a6e71..3c3626d2a1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -3811,13 +3811,13 @@ static sector_t reshape_request(mddev_t *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipped
 	safepos = conf->reshape_safe;
 	sector_div(safepos, data_disks);
 	if (mddev->delta_disks < 0) {
-		writepos -= reshape_sectors;
+		writepos -= min(reshape_sectors, writepos);
 		readpos += reshape_sectors;
 		safepos += reshape_sectors;
 	} else {
 		writepos += reshape_sectors;
-		readpos -= reshape_sectors;
-		safepos -= reshape_sectors;
+		readpos -= min(reshape_sectors, readpos);
+		safepos -= min(reshape_sectors, safepos);
 	}
 
 	/* 'writepos' is the most advanced device address we might write.