diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 34f2c93..529ce89 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7420,6 +7420,8 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (removed)
+		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
 	return spares;
 }
 
@@ -7433,9 +7435,11 @@
 	    !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &mddev->recovery)) {
 		/* success...*/
 		/* activate any spares */
-		if (mddev->pers->spare_active(mddev))
+		if (mddev->pers->spare_active(mddev)) {
 			sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL,
 				     "degraded");
+			set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
+		}
 	}
 	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &mddev->recovery) &&
 	    mddev->pers->finish_reshape)