diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index 9726577cde49..33f179e66bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -648,7 +648,13 @@ static void do_writes(struct mirror_set *ms, struct bio_list *writes)
 	 */
 	dm_rh_inc_pending(ms->rh, &sync);
 	dm_rh_inc_pending(ms->rh, &nosync);
-	ms->log_failure = dm_rh_flush(ms->rh) ? 1 : 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the flush fails on a previous call and succeeds here,
+	 * we must not reset the log_failure variable.  We need
+	 * userspace interaction to do that.
+	 */
+	ms->log_failure = dm_rh_flush(ms->rh) ? 1 : ms->log_failure;
 
 	/*
 	 * Dispatch io.