diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index 84f2ed6d9c5b..6ae42f1d76ae 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static void recovery_complete(int read_err, unsigned int write_err,
 	struct region *reg = (struct region *) context;
 
 	/* FIXME: better error handling */
-	rh_recovery_end(reg, read_err || write_err);
+	rh_recovery_end(reg, !(read_err || write_err));
 }
 
 static int recover(struct mirror_set *ms, struct region *reg)
diff --git a/drivers/md/kcopyd.c b/drivers/md/kcopyd.c
index 72480a48d88b..73ab875fb158 100644
--- a/drivers/md/kcopyd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/kcopyd.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static void complete_io(unsigned long error, void *context)
 
 	if (error) {
 		if (job->rw == WRITE)
-			job->write_err &= error;
+			job->write_err |= error;
 		else
 			job->read_err = 1;
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static void segment_complete(int read_err,
 		job->read_err = 1;
 
 	if (write_err)
-		job->write_err &= write_err;
+		job->write_err |= write_err;
 
 	/*
 	 * Only dispatch more work if there hasn't been an error.