diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 45f8324..845cf95 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@
 		 * is not possible.
 		 */
 		if (!test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
+		    !mddev->recovery_disabled &&
 		    mddev->degraded < conf->raid_disks) {
 			err = -EBUSY;
 			goto abort;