diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 41f8810..e0930bb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2886,6 +2886,9 @@
 		} else if (!sectors)
 			sectors = (i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> 9) -
 				rdev->data_offset;
+		if (!my_mddev->pers->resize)
+			/* Cannot change size for RAID0 or Linear etc */
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (sectors < my_mddev->dev_sectors)
 		return -EINVAL; /* component must fit device */