diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 71a01a2..a053423 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 	/* allocate a r1bio with room for raid_disks entries in the bios array */
 	r1_bio = kzalloc(size, gfp_flags);
-	if (!r1_bio)
+	if (!r1_bio && pi->mddev)
 		unplug_slaves(pi->mddev);
 
 	return r1_bio;
@@ -1979,13 +1979,14 @@
 	conf->poolinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*conf->poolinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!conf->poolinfo)
 		goto out_no_mem;
-	conf->poolinfo->mddev = mddev;
+	conf->poolinfo->mddev = NULL;
 	conf->poolinfo->raid_disks = mddev->raid_disks;
 	conf->r1bio_pool = mempool_create(NR_RAID1_BIOS, r1bio_pool_alloc,
 					  r1bio_pool_free,
 					  conf->poolinfo);
 	if (!conf->r1bio_pool)
 		goto out_no_mem;
+	conf->poolinfo->mddev = mddev;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&conf->device_lock);
 	mddev->queue->queue_lock = &conf->device_lock;