diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 846bdee4daa0..1c87f3e70809 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -4903,11 +4903,21 @@ action_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		err = mddev_lock(mddev);
 		if (!err) {
-			if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))
+			if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery)) {
 				err =  -EBUSY;
-			else {
+			} else if (mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector ||
+				   mddev->pers->check_reshape == NULL ||
+				   mddev->pers->check_reshape(mddev)) {
 				clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
 				err = mddev->pers->start_reshape(mddev);
+			} else {
+				/*
+				 * If reshape is still in progress, and
+				 * md_check_recovery() can continue to reshape,
+				 * don't restart reshape because data can be
+				 * corrupted for raid456.
+				 */
+				clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
 			}
 			mddev_unlock(mddev);
 		}